The real point is that there are now APIs to get at people's contacts, and several sites still do not use them. That is the issue, and there isn't really an exc

The real point is that there are now APIs to get at people's contacts, and several sites still do not use them. That is the issue, and there isn't really an excuse for it. I agree that some time ago, it may have been a (dubious-yet-) reasonable feature. Now it's just irresponsible.