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I agree with the notion that exporting a whole list of contacts and importing them into a different social network is bad (and annoying), but I don't think FB s
by naner 15y ago
I agree with the notion that exporting a whole list of contacts and importing them into a different social network is bad (and annoying), but I don't think FB should prevent me from exporting my contact list. On the contrary, I think social networks should disallow importing a whole list of contacts.
Exporting is useful for a number of reasons (import into Thunderbird, for backup purposes, etc). Some people might abuse the feature but that will help bring people's expectations of digital privacy closer to reality.
- Xuzz 15y agoYou maintain that Gmail contact list. Your friends maintain their Facebook profiles. That's the difference.
- naner 15y agoSorry, I rewrote my post. For the record, I initially asked if it was ok for Gmail to allow me to export my contact list (using OP's reasoning). And I don't maintain my Gmail contact list. People email me and their contact info gets saved by Gmail.