Guest jbarry74 Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Hello, I would like to know if websites can access to my phone number (and other private information) while visiting them with my smartphone (T-Mobile Dash). Today, I visited the following link: http://m.thumbplay.com/tp/infomo?view=dyna...03&ptrx=def and by mistake I press the "Go" bottom. After a couple of minutes, I receive a text message from thumbplay.com. My concern is how thumbplay.com was able to get my phone number (when I visited the previous link, the webpage showed me that I was using a Dash smartphone from T-Mobile). I did not typed my phone number! How is this possible? How can avoid it? Thanks, JB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tsutton Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 Interesting. It could be that you have signed up with them in the past and you've forgotten all about it. The website might have saved a cookie with your details including the mobile number. That's my only thoughs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WearTheFoxHat Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 My thought may have been that you might have put your mobile number into a different website. Most browsers now have the option to remember the data for the same field. Perhaps it autofilled it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Paul (MVP) Posted July 2, 2008 Report Share Posted July 2, 2008 A website can't get your phone number from the browser. P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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