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You know the phone numbers of all of your FB contacts? Getting someone's phone number has always felt like a much higher bar than their FB since you could hara
by aianus 9y ago
You know the phone numbers of all of your FB contacts?
Getting someone's phone number has always felt like a much higher bar than their FB since you could harass them with calls, SMS, etc and it's more difficult to block. Plus there's an implicit sexual connotation if you ask a woman for her phone number that doesn't apply to Facebook or LinkedIn.
I really don't like how WhatsApp piggybacks on phone numbers and phone contacts but clearly I'm in a tiny minority given how successful they've become.
- gkya 9y ago> You know the phone numbers of all of your FB contacts? I don't have a Facebook account. > Getting someone's phone number has always felt like a much higher bar than their FB since you could harass them with calls, SMS, etc and it's more difficult to block. It's quite easy to block a number. If they'll go as far as to use a different phone to call you, then they could also use someone else's FB account too. > Plus there's an implicit sexual connotation if you ask a woman for her phone number that doesn't apply to Facebook or LinkedIn. That's probably something specific to your culture or a misconception on your part. I don't see how the two actions are different when in the same context, except friending someone on FB means you let them not only try communicate you, but observe a certain period of your past and see pictures/videos/posts of yours. I can't see how that's not more demanding in terms of privacy than asking for someone's phone number. I'd ideally go for an e-mail address instead of both of them, but well...