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by gcblkjaidfj 1968 days ago
> If Solid catches on and Facebook has a permissions check saying "Let Facebook do 'SELECT * FROM .;' on your Solid data, how many people will click yes?

Excellent point. For the answer, just look at how many people give FB app permission to all their contact and photos.

Hint, if you add an observer on android, you will see that whatsapp and fb app, both scan your contact list every few minutes!

If you allow anything (access my contact list so i can find person X), they will take it literally everything they can (you entire contact list, every few minutes).