No. Facebook's explanation is that because they respect your privacy, they think you should be able to withdraw access to contact information whenever you see

No. Facebook's explanation is that because they respect your privacy, they think you should be able to withdraw access to contact information whenever you see fit. In order for that to work, it goes, your friends should only be able to access contact information from within FB's walled garden, and never be able to export it. (Also the reason contact scraping Apps are met with cease and desist letters.) BTW, you can export your friends' birthdays from the events page. This data is not included in the aforementioned bundle.