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</html><description>Would you trust the government with your cell phone number? The residents of Ravali County in the United States certainly do not. Authorities in the area have found that out the hard way after attempting to persuade citizens to give their cell phone numbers to government officials. This is in order to be able to receive notifications of emergencies in a form of &#x2018;reverse 911&#x2019; scheme, only to find the great majority of people do not trust them enough to give them their phone number.</description><thumbnail_url>https://www.sellcell.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/4-mobiles.jpg</thumbnail_url></oembed>

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