If you wanted everyone and his brother to have your number you would post it on your website and reviews page.  if you don't then simeone has no right to give out your personal information.  in my opinion its a huge indiscretion.  Sorry this happened to you.  I feel especially strongly about this but even more so after the article in the herald about LE tracking numbers of providers and hobbyist.

It is standard courtesy to request permission to give a reference BEFORE doing so, not after.

Maybe the other person mostly deals with ladies who have a publicly accessible work phone. That being said, enough ladies don't where they should have been more mindful.

An experienced hobbyist should known better.

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Never is it appropriate to give out someone's number without their knowledge. The proper thing for client's to do is to ask you first for the reference.

If you're numbers not publicly listed I think that a client should always check with you first. I'm sure he meant no harm but I'd think it's still common sense/courtesy to ask permission before giving out contact info.

IMHO that's a total lack of both common sense and common courtesy.