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Re:WhatsApp is going to share your phone number with Facebook by mitoyarzun on Thursday August 25, 2016 @10:56AM (#12359472)
I just looked at the suggested friends page: among the first recommended friends there is a person I've never met in person, but a friend of mine sent me a picture of their business card via Whatsapp. I sent this person an e-mail a couple of days ago, but it was gmail -> gmail.

Maybe this person stalked me and that is why she appeared on my suggested friends page?

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Re:WhatsApp is going to share your phone number with Facebook by mercer on Thursday August 25, 2016 @01:07PM (#12360644)
> Maybe this person stalked me and that is why she appeared on my suggested friends page?

I think that's it. In quite a few of these 'creepy connections' I think it's usually something similar. If other people are anything like me, the first thing they'll do - when convenient - is to look you up on facebook.

That doesn't make it less creepy of course, but it can explain many, if not most of these situations.

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