A few years ago, I found out that Connectifier[1] is one way this happens. That company seems to mine data in some sort of questionable manner and then distribu

A few years ago, I found out that Connectifier[1] is one way this happens. That company seems to mine data in some sort of questionable manner and then distributes it to recruiters. It's now owned by Microsoft. I discovered it because they had my phone number and also had it confused with an ex-co-worker. After receiving several calls for that person, a recruiter finally told me what tool they were using. Connectifier did seem remove my (and their) information when I asked. [1] - https://www.connectifier.com https://www.connectifier.com