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Yes. In fact, I'd argue that privacy invasion played one of the most important roles in the rapid rise of Facebook and LinkedIn
by DevX101 15y ago
Yes. In fact, I'd argue that privacy invasion played one of the most important roles in the rapid rise of Facebook and LinkedIn
- drivebyacct2 15y agoPrivacy invasion? It has always explicitly said "enter your gmail username and password so we can import your contacts" or something equally obvious and transparent.
- DevX101 15y agoThe privacy invasion is for the contacts who never consented to give Facebook their information.
- kiloaper 15y agoSame thing with Viber and other apps. Some of friends use their services and now they have my contact information and can build up a shadow profile on me. I consented to none of that. While they may deny that's their intent it doesn't change the fact they have all that data.
- davidw 15y agoAlso, it contributes to a culture of "sure, I'll give you my login information".
- tedunangst 15y agoWhat if the user had entered the contact info manually? Still an invasion of privacy? In the extreme, this position gets really absurd. I never consented to allow gmail to store my email address in my friends' contact lists. At some point, "your" data becomes your friend's data and it's no longer yours to control.