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by sorokod 1897 days ago
But then again, Occam's razor would suggest that FB never deleted the data in the first place.

By the way, data is not "making its way back" like some sort of salmon trying to get back to the source, it is forcefully harvested by FB.
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nuclear_eclipse 1897 days ago
Presenting a screen/dialog to the user at first login asking for permission to access contact data does not sound like "forcefully harvested". Users rarely understand the consequences of their decision, which is why I would love to see iOS and Android eliminate the option of wholesale contact access, but use of Facebook apps is not predicated upon receiving your contact data.
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atat7024 1897 days ago
It does if your average user is so uneducated they freeze up and whack the next button until the screen with all those words on it goes away.
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nuclear_eclipse 1897 days ago
If someone signs a bad contract because they refuse to read and understand it, and just signs it anyways, they're still generally bound by the terms of the contract. iOS and Android both have pretty clear descriptions in their permissions dialog of what the app is asking for.
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sir_brickalot 1897 days ago
It's not a bad contract for that someone though. It's a bad contract for that someones friends.
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sorokod 1897 days ago
Maybe that adjective is not quite right, "rapaciously" perhaps?
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