From the article: "Most damningly, the cloud database included whole phone books from users. Whenever a person joins the Communities social network, the app as

From the article: "Most damningly, the cloud database included whole phone books from users. Whenever a person joins the Communities social network, the app asks if it can invite friends to join. If a user says yes, the app uploads the user’s entire ‘phonebook’ from their device, containing all contacts and associated information."