Search engine violates online privacy
Google, a popular Internet
search engine, provides
information for any given
phone number, concerning
some about their safety
Ali Shaughnessy
Environment/Science/Technology Reporter
Looking for a name and address to
go with that phone number that
keeps showing up on Caller ID?
Google, a popular Internet search
engine, can help.
Two years ago, Google intro
duced “Google Phonebook,” a
search engine that will produce a
name, number and street direc
tions to a corresponding phone
number. However, the phone num
ber must already be listed in a sep
arate phone book, such as
Whitepages.com or the Reverse
Phone Directory, for Google to
produce it.
Although the information
Google posts is already accessi
ble online, students at the Uni
versity said they are unhappy
with the thought of strangers be
ing able to enter in their phone
number, especially to get direc
tions to their houses.
“Is that legal?” sophomore
Andrew Williams asked. He
added that even though the
service was legal, it made him
question whether or not he
wanted to use Google.
“It makes me mad Google just dis
regards my privacy,” he said.
On the Google phone book re
moval page, Google states,
“Google’s phone and address list
ings are gathered by a third-party
provider, which collects tele
phone directories and other pub
lic records available elsewhere on
the Web.”
Google spokeswoman Eileen
Rodriguez said the company
takes information that is already
publicly available on the Web,
adding that the feature has posi
tive benefits.
“If you want directions to a re
tail store, and you only have the
phone number, you can get ex
plicit directions from Google,”
she said.
Rodriguez said that it is possible
to opt out of the phone book feature
by clicking on the blue telephone
icon next to the name that appears
and following the directions. She
pointed out that removing a name
from the Google database, however,
would not remove it from other on
line directories.
Freshman John Logue said that
while he understood the positive
benefits of getting directions based
on a phone number, it still made him
uncomfortable.
“It’s scary that someone can track
me down by using only my phone
number,” he said.
Contact the reporter
atalishaughnessy@dailyemerald.com.
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Korea in Eugene” program, fea
tured entertainment ranging from
a traditional fan dance performed
by local Korean elementary school
students to modern Korean hip
hop, performed by University
group Main-Flow.
Korea Night at the University this
year is unique in that it kicks off the
month-long cultural program, “Meet
Korea in Eugene,” which includes a
Korean photography exhibit, a lecture
series and a film festival. Community
groups such as the Eugene Korean
Association have been working in
conjunction with student groups to
make all the events possible.
Sunday evening opened with
a dinner composed of “really
typical, traditional Korean
food,” said freshman Sojin Kim,
member of the KSA as well as
the event’s food coordinator.
Appetizers included mandu and
japachae, a traditional glass
noodle vegetable stir-fry. The
main course consisted of light
teriyaki chicken or bulldog, a
Korean beef dish. The dessert
offerings included three differ
ent kinds of ttuk, a traditional
rice cake filled with sweet
syrups.
The evening’s entertainment be
gan with a traditional Nanta per
formance, a comedic stage show
set to traditional Korean rhythms.
Nine performances followed and
were intended to showcase the di
versity of Korean cultural forms.
The University Tae Kwon Do Club
exhibited the now-famous martial
art originally developed more than
20 centuries ago in Korea. Stu
dents also gave a Samulnori per
formance, a more modem form of
music first performed in 1978 and
conceptualized as a rhythm for
promoting efficient work on Kore
an farms.
Another unique twist on the
evening’s traditional feel was pro
vided by Main-Flow, a Korean hip
hop group made up of three Uni
versity students. Soebin Jang, John
Lee and Peter Min have “shared an
interest in hip-hop and rap for a
long time,” according to Min. The
three decided to form the group in
order to perform at the 2000 Kore
an Karaoke Night, organized by the
KSA three years ago.
Although for many, Korea Night
is an opportunity for inclusion and
education, the event did not tran
spire in a political vacuum.
“I have always been interested in
different cultures,” said University
senior Jessica Geller, who has a
friend living in Korea. “Events like
this help to understand other peo
ple’s experience.”
“Every Korean student is worry
ing,” KSA president Wankyu Lee
said. “If there is a war, we may not
stay here and study.”
Hee-jong Sohn, director of the
“Meet Korea” program, also recog
nized the impact of the political sit
uation in Korea.
“This is a special time for Kore
ans because there is great inter
national interest in Korea right
now,” she said. “It is important to
make Korean culture and art
open to the community, to under
stand on a civilian level, not just
a political level.”
Organizers hope this month’s
celebration of Korean culture will
do just that. For more informa
tion on scheduled events, visit
the program’s Web site at
www.meetkorea.org.
Andrew Shipley is a freelance writer
for the Emerald.
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