# No you don't need my cell phone number!

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**Created:** [March 12, 2021, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-dont-need-my-cell-phone-number/937756 "2021-03-12T04:12:43Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 12, 2021, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-you-dont-need-my-cell-phone-number/937756/15 "2021-03-12T14:58:06Z")

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> [@doreen](#):
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> But on some level - I don’t really get the resistance to giving out a cell phone number or email address.

[From another thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/virginia-kroger-vaxed-people-with-saline-and-air/937742/21):  
" The COO of CVS said to the [Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/articles/cvs-walgreens-look-for-big-data-reward-from-covid-19-vaccinations-11614681180) (paywall warning), “Every one of these customers is coming through our digital front end, so we have their email, we have their text message, and we have the ability to communicate with them regularly.”

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