How do I monetize this?

[henderyjem]

I recently discovered a security hole from which I'm getting private data from individuals all over the world. The data is their mobile phone number, full name name, profession, city and university, but I have no idea how to use this to my advantage and I'd like to know if you have any ideas.

 

[Graybeard]

you can go into the email sms spammer business (<ROLLS EYES>)
Direct mail (snail mail) is exempt from CAN-SPAM or GDPR(I think[not internet]) and costs a lot but that is the safe way.

sell the list without the emails -- telephone numbers that are published are public information.

 

[henderyjem]

you can go into the email sms spammer business (<ROLLS EYES>)
Direct mail (snail mail) is exempt from CAN-SPAM or GDPR(I think[not internet]) and costs a lot but that is the safe way.

sell the list without the emails -- telephone numbers that are published are public information.

I never said anything about any emails...

Also, they're not published numbers.

 

[azgold]

I wouldn't touch those with a ten-foot pole. As @Graybeard said, if you use direct mail, you probably wouldn't get reported/caught. Otherwise, I think it's risky to do anything with data you got that way.

 

[Graybeard]

Maybe, sell them to a slimy call center In a country with little regulation.
Android is blocking those spam calls with a google chat bot that screens them on my phone. Talk to the hand!
direct mail costs about $0.30 - $1 each
I have lists like yours of licensed real estate or insurance brokers/ agents and licensed building contractors. Also lists of enrolled IRS tax preparers, some with published phone numbers and emails or website URLs ...
telephones TCPA emails CAN-SPAM so those are not merchantable <<< in the US
The names and addresses are along with the attributes could be used for direct mail legally (probably)

 

[henderyjem]

I wouldn't touch those with a ten-foot pole. As @Graybeard said, if you use direct mail, you probably wouldn't get reported/caught. Otherwise, I think it's risky to do anything with data you got that way.

Direct mail to a cell phone number? Never heard about it...

 

[azgold]

Direct mail to a cell phone number? Never heard about it...

Hehe, depends how psychic you are.

You know their name, number, city, university....you could probably find many of them just by doing a search. A reverse telephone look up site search could also be helpful to find addresses.

 

[azgold]

By the way, those 411.com type sites also let you search by name + city to get address and landline numbers.

 

[Graybeard]

Stay out of the US Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991
The EU will get you too ...
Don't think you can hide if INTERPOL can find you and the authorities are mad enough ...