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Re:Facebook Has No First Amendment Right to Send Unauthorize... by andreigheorghe on Sunday February 12, 2017 @11:19AM (#13628987)
Have you considered that it might have happened the other way around? Your boss had you in their contacts list, allowed Facebook to import it, and the number / email he had matched your account, so Facebook then knew there's a likely connection between the two of you, suggesting the friendship to both of you?
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Re:Facebook Has No First Amendment Right to Send Unauthorize... by tedunangst on Sunday February 12, 2017 @12:34PM (#13629405)
No, no one ever considers a Facebook, LinkedIn, et al, suggestion started because the other party uploaded their contacts. It's only and always because their app spied on you, they hacked into your email, etc.
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Re:Facebook Has No First Amendment Right to Send Unauthorize... by tracker1 on Sunday February 12, 2017 @04:14PM (#13630883)
Most of my suggestions seem to be people I either went to HS with (mutual contacts), or via FB groups... though there's the obvious bot requests, and an occasional wtf is that?
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