But implement a some way to search by area code. Just plugging in random numbers hoping for a match seems pointless.
* You can search the site and sort by phone number/area code. Not the same thing, but kind of what you want. I would push for a random button feature that works by area code but we're working on some other stuff to organize local information even better. :)
Imagine if it happened and I had no idea about dirtyphonebook.com, I wouldn't know to protest anything. Then I am out of luck with the employer. There are many avenues of abuse.
I don't want to search by terms, I want to search by my area and scan for people I may know based on the comments. It is like 3 word changes in an SQL query to add the ability to search by area code.
* After photos are implemented, I am probably going to build the feature you suggest. It wasn't a priority on day 1 to have that until we started getting a lot of content to organize.
What's the key qualitative difference between a facebook profile and a dirtyphonebook page?
I'm not a lawyer, but your answer probably lies in understanding this first.