According to Vice President and General Counsel Beverly Ledbetter, it probably would not be too difficult for a telemarketer to get a copy of the full student directory. Students may very well hand somebody a copy of our directory. I don't know how we would police it if somebody were to hand theirs to someone else. The directory is not the only way for student phone numbers to get out, however. Garza said she receives plenty of calls from telemarketers even though she lives off campus.
Information today is ubiquitous.
Another possibility is that Brown students fill out enough surveys and applications that personal information slowly trickles out. Those type of things are where they compile their telemarketing lists. Until students know for sure who is giving out private phone numbers, the best that can be done is to discourage telemarketers from calling again, Tanzi said. Obviously, the next company marketing things will call but hopefully it will be helpful. Inc. You may not reproduce this material in any form without the permission of The Brown Daily Herald.