• Got_Bent@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    Grew up in the seventies and eighties in the US. Phone books definitely had your home address. You had to pay extra to opt out.

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      7 months ago

      Hmm maybe I misremember. Has been probably 30 years since I last touched a phonebook.

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      7 months ago

      Same in the 00’s when i grew up. It was the easiest way to find your friend’s address if they had a unique last name.