In the era of WhatsApp, Viber, and LinkedIn, the concept of a public, searchable directory for mobile phone numbers seems almost archaic. Yet, in Croatia, the Mobilni telefonski imenik (Mobile Telephone Directory) was not merely a nostalgic relic of the 1990s landline era; it was a highly controversial, legally complex, and ultimately failed experiment in the early 2010s.
The concept of phone directories dates back to the early days of telephony. Initially, these directories were printed books that listed names and phone numbers of subscribers. With the advent of mobile phones, the need for a more dynamic and frequently updated directory became apparent. In Croatia, as mobile phone usage became widespread in the late 1990s and early 2000s, mobile phone directories began to gain popularity. These directories allowed users to store and organize their contacts more efficiently, marking a significant shift from traditional landline phone books. mobilni telefonski imenik hrvatska
Tajni brojevi: Korisnik može zatražiti da njegov broj ne bude objavljen u imeniku. U tom slučaju, pretraga neće dati rezultate. The Rise, Fall, and Ghost of the Mobile
Truecaller je globalno najpoznatiji mobilni imenik. Kada ga instalirate, on skenira vaš cijeli kontakt-list i šalje na svoje servere. Zauzvrat, kada vas nazove nepoznati broj, Truecaller provjerava u svojoj bazi podataka čiji je broj. The opt-out model violated the spirit of the
HT-ov portal "Moj Imenik" (mojimenik.t-com.hr) jedan je od rijetkih koji se približava onome što ljudi misle pod mobilni telefonski imenik. Ovdje korisnici (vlasnici brojeva) sami upisuju svoje podatke – ime, prezime, broj, adresu.