Are cell phone numbers protected from mobile websites? [closed]

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Published on 2010-04-20T15:54:31Z Indexed on 2010/04/20 16:03 UTC
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Can any website retrieve the cell number from the mobile device used to go to the website?

Is it legal?

Any articles on this issue? A Google search didn't seem to come up with much.

Thank You.

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