I gave a shop my phone number today. They immediately knew my name, email, and I now have a Facebook account.

I was buying a somewhat-expensive item from a retailer today. Salesperson asked for my phone number. I said "do you need it?" He said "Yeah, well, for returns and stuff." I gave it to him. He typed my number into his computer and my first name and the email alias I use for ~~shops~~ *online retailers only* popped up on his screen (I saw it). I was then told "we have emailed you the tax invoice" despite them never asking …

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