telemarketers seem to have always been
able to interrupt your dinner when they
feel like trying to sell you a magazine
subscription maybe insurance always the
timing right now for months now you let
Joe know how annoying this is so ABC 15
investigator Joe Ducey wanted to know
more about how in the world they get
your number your cell phone rings hello
and who's at the other end surprise it's
a telemarketer so how do they get your
number turns out your contact
information is worth a lot telemarketers
buy it according to Business Insider
there are hundreds of data providers who
gather your information to sell to
people who turn around and try to sell
you something
to get your information to help track
your purchases online deliveries
warranty cards and more so protect your
information anytime you enter a contest
or drawing you're giving out your
contact information try using an
alternate email address for things like
this how often do get calls asking you
to donate to a charity charities often
hire third party telemarketing companies
to make those calls and that means they
get your information to ask to be
removed from any future telemarketing
activities when you talk to them think
twice about applying for credit the
credit agencies will also give out your
information and here's one you might not
have thought about do you have a
flashlight app on your smartphone Tecla
sure supports that apps like that are
really after your personal information
so next time you download a game app
actually read the Terms of Use it might
be agreeing to a lot more than you think
so if you've been problems with
telemarketers like Joe know you can call
email or find them on Facebook or