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Well before 2012. Started as soon as you could access the address book through an API - not just on the phone. First one that got a lot of bad press was Plaxo w
by spullara 5y ago
Well before 2012. Started as soon as you could access the address book through an API - not just on the phone. First one that got a lot of bad press was Plaxo which launched in 2002.
- scoot 5y agoNot forgetting sixdegrees.com (1997-2000). Sure, it didn't access your address book directly, but it did abuse your social graph. In my memory Plaxo was connected somehow (same founder?), but it's a long time ago, so I might be mistaken.
- chaostheory 5y agoAmazon bought six degrees