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I was just perusing the classifieds and saw the seller had his phone number on prominent display. Being the inquisitive sort with a background in IT security I simply plugged the number in google and now know this person's real name, current address, and that they have at least one firearm in their house.
Considering I'm no genius and it took me exactly 10 seconds and one search it just seems dangerous in the current times to allow bad actors to have such a tool avaible for whatever purpose they may choose. Couple this with the rise in scammers on the site and it makes me very uncomfortable. Maybe it's placing too many restrictions on less than tech savvy members but I see that as a slight negative compared to anyone's ability to show up to the referenced seller's house and put some stolen guns on the street.
Considering I'm no genius and it took me exactly 10 seconds and one search it just seems dangerous in the current times to allow bad actors to have such a tool avaible for whatever purpose they may choose. Couple this with the rise in scammers on the site and it makes me very uncomfortable. Maybe it's placing too many restrictions on less than tech savvy members but I see that as a slight negative compared to anyone's ability to show up to the referenced seller's house and put some stolen guns on the street.