A spokesman for 192.com said: "192.com has over 30 million residential records for the UK, and 4.5 million business listings, and is an ideal resource for journalists.
"The names of those searching on the site can be revealed to those using 192.com’s See Who’s Looking For You service. The purpose of See Who’s Looking For You is to help long-lost friends and family to find each other.
little chance that someone you’re searching for is also a subscriber to See Who’s Looking For You. In those circumstances, a subscriber will see the name that you have chosen to register with, but will not see your email or your company name. Contrary to the original blog post by Cleland Thom, if you’re not a registered 192.com user, your searches will be anonymous.
A spokesman for 192.com said: "192.com has over 30 million residential records for the UK, and 4.5 million business listings, and is an ideal resource for journalists. "The names of those searching on the site can be revealed to those using 192.com