Not an oversight, illegal publishing of PI obtained without permission.

rplnt · 2025-05-26T07:43:56 1748245436

They got the permission to publish it. Are they required to verify the number ownership though?

saalweachter · 2025-05-26T12:59:53 1748264393

The tricky part is that the most straight forward verification -- call the number, ask "is this Bob's Shop?" -- fails immediately if Alice picks up and says "yes".

onli · 2025-05-26T11:37:34 1748259454

The author of the article and owner of the data says he does not give permission, so no, I think they don't.

o11c · 2025-05-26T06:48:28 1748242108

Only businesses have rights and thus may need to give permission. Individuals are considered common property.

Laws are useless when you live in a country that doesn't care about enforcing them.