[asterisk-users] Open CallerID Database?

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My better guess is, that since Google is a web search engine all their
results are based on web gatherings, which is where Google is taking
the number resluts from.

On 2/19/07, Paul <ast2005 at 9ux.com> wrote:
> Does google really have the true CNAM database? When I enter my number,
> I get a search result for my business listing at yellowpages.com
>
> Are you referring to something available in a google area other than the
> search engine?
>
> Brad Templeton wrote:
>
> >On Mon, Feb 19, 2007 at 03:01:50PM -0500, Paul wrote:
> >
> >
> >>I think terms of service for most CNAM providers prohibits sharing the
> >>data and limits the amount of time it can be cached for your own reuse.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
> >I don't know why they manage to get this level of control over the cnam database
> >so that they can charge a penny per lookup as well as monthly fees.  Does
> >anybody know how this happens?
> >
> >Clearly some people buy the database at a good price.  Google for example
> >has it, and there are asterisk hacks to do google lookup (if you query a
> >10 digit phone number in google, you'll get not just name but address etc.)
> >
> >Perhaps they are just paying.
> >
> >
> >One way to build a free database would be to simply have people share the
> >results of all sorts of searches.   People who pay for CNAM as end users,
> >for example, have signed no contract to not share the data.  So they could,
> >if trusted, forward those records to be stored in the shared database.
> >People who don't could take any number they get, and if it's not in the
> >shared database already, do a google query, and if that gives a result, store
> >that in the shared database.  (Also store negative results with a timestamp
> >so that you know that the google lookup provides no info.)
> >
> >
> >http://www.google.com/search?q=nnnnnnnnnn&pb=r
> >
> >Eventually you would get a pretty good database, perhaps one big enough
> >that CLECs start wanting to update it directly?
> >
> >Now there may still need to be something to pay for all of this, but
> >the fees could be much lower.   Charge fees for the latest copy or real
> >time query but just have the regular database out there for download
> >and local lookup.
> >
> >Or perhaps just use the google api?
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