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> Did Path sent texts without permission of the user? No.

No?

The permissions screen is shown in the verge article. It's labelled: "Find Your Friends: Path is more fun with friends. Find out who's already on Path."

I interpret that as asking permission to run my contacts against its database and tell me who else is already on Path. Not as asking permission to text people who aren't.

Permission to do some X with a contacts list is not permission to do anything with a contacts list.