i am confused , (whats new ) i would have thought "ex directory " means that under certain circumstances, they might be able to use your number or give it out .
where as "opting out " means you are not in the system at all, and the number is totally not useable.
so why did,nt they give an opt out option, because i think further down the line ex-directory, will be manipulated in some way, and used in some nefarious way much the same as our politicians, say one thing and then bend it later .
i,m taking ann,s method ,and doing nothing, and so not let them harvest my number .