I too have felt its a bit strange to write down your name, phone number, maybe some other piece of contact info and submit it in order to say I want to retain m

I too have felt its a bit strange to write down your name, phone number, maybe some other piece of contact info and submit it in order to say I want to retain my privacy and not have my contact details released to marketers. How long until printouts of this list are found in a dumpster somewhere.