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Re:Facebook Ordered to Stop Collecting Data on WhatsApp User... by AndrewKemendo on Tuesday September 27, 2016 @02:11PM (#12591650)
Because for example you could have sent them an Email, SMS or called at some point and are in their phone contacts/contact book. That user then shared their phone contacts with FB.

So even though you may not have signed up for FB, they have [your name]{your number} in a table somewhere so that when and if you do sign-up it will be easy to link you with people you already have contacted.

Re:Facebook Ordered to Stop Collecting Data on WhatsApp User... by cortesoft on Wednesday September 28, 2016 @01:17AM (#12595576)
You know, in the old days everyone had a whole book that was basically a table of everyone's name and phone number.

It was called the telephone book.

Re:Facebook Ordered to Stop Collecting Data on WhatsApp User... by thecatspaw on Wednesday September 28, 2016 @04:39AM (#12596233)
sure, but that telephone book didnt include the conversations you had with everyone in there
Re:Facebook Ordered to Stop Collecting Data on WhatsApp User... by omginternets on Wednesday September 28, 2016 @09:09AM (#12597308)
And some people were unlisted.

What's your point?