Yahoo mail white pages
The nostalgia!
Yahoo Mail White Pages was a feature that allowed users to search for people's contact information, including phone numbers and addresses, using their names and other identifying information. The feature was available on Yahoo Mail, a popular email service provider, from the late 1990s to the early 2010s.
Here's how it worked:
- Users would log in to their Yahoo Mail account and click on the "White Pages" link, usually located in the top navigation menu.
- They would then enter the name of the person they were searching for, along with any additional information they had, such as their city or state.
- Yahoo's search algorithm would then scour its vast database of user-submitted contact information to find matches.
- If a match was found, the user would be presented with a list of results, including the person's name, phone number, address, and sometimes even their email address.
The White Pages feature was useful for reuniting with old friends, finding lost contacts, and even conducting background checks. However, it also raised concerns about privacy and data security, as users' personal contact information was being shared and stored by Yahoo.
In 2013, Yahoo announced that it would be discontinuing the White Pages feature, citing concerns about user privacy and the need to comply with changing data protection regulations. The feature was eventually replaced with a more limited people search tool, which only provided basic contact information and did not include phone numbers or addresses.
Today, Yahoo Mail no longer offers a White Pages feature, and users can only search for people using third-party people search engines or social media platforms.