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The most common source of those suggestions is phone contacts. Anyone using the Facebook (or Instagram) app is sending them a copy of their entire address book
by dublinben 10y ago
The most common source of those suggestions is phone contacts. Anyone using the Facebook (or Instagram) app is sending them a copy of their entire address book to be used for network mapping purposes.
- deadringerr 10y agoInstagram, you say? Go on...
- nommm-nommm 10y agoInstagram is owned by Facebook.
- xg15 10y agoHow about Whatsapp? (especially since it apparently keeps all whatsapp contacts in "unknown" state if you deny the permission on android)
- bagacrap 10y agoI don't know if this is still true given the permissions model on Android (don't know about iOS). I just checked IG and it only has access to storage. Contacts, SMS, microphone, etc are not enabled.
- marcosdumay 10y agoWatsApp can read your contacts.