I have a question, what do companies do with your phone number ? can they trace who you are and what you do ?

  • Obviously, never enter your real number in a web form unless the service depends on you getting called back … in which case you likely would have called the company by phone anyway.

    • @Sternout@feddit.de
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      102 years ago

      This is not possible.

      Most services that require a phone number also verify it via sms.

      Additionally they check so that each number can only be used once, disabling most free sms receivers online.

      • Oh, i never experienced this. My thought is rather, “nobody will call anyway” … that said, perhaps it’s because i’m largely living outside of online buseness. Location: Europe mostly. What busenesses are you talking about, out of interest?