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Re:Big brother is here, and his name is Facebook by jdormit on Saturday August 12, 2017 @04:23PM (#14999774)
If you are not on Facebook, how do you get the notifications?
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Re:Big brother is here, and his name is Facebook by jsemrau on Saturday August 12, 2017 @07:23PM (#15000610)
By email
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Re:Big brother is here, and his name is Facebook by slackoverflower on Sunday August 13, 2017 @11:56AM (#15003389)
How did they get your email and your name?
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Re:Big brother is here, and his name is Facebook by Kaius on Monday August 14, 2017 @10:39AM (#15008871)
Most likely from his friends contact lists, which Facebook imported when they installed the app on their phone.
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