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Re:Facebook scraped call, text message data for years from A... by thaumasiotes on Sunday March 25, 2018 @04:11AM (#16671271)
If I give your phone number to some guy I met in a bar, is that still fine?
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Re:Facebook scraped call, text message data for years from A... by Sylos on Sunday March 25, 2018 @04:33AM (#16671329)
If I don't sue you, yeah. But if you're not sure that I won't have a problem with it, you should better ask me in advance.

In your example, this sounds silly, but it's just not categorically different from examples where it doesn't, like say someone who stalks me asks you for my phone number, or a scam caller does.

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Re:Facebook scraped call, text message data for years from A... by harry8 on Sunday March 25, 2018 @09:53AM (#16672164)
is some person my psycho, violent ex?

Is some person a person I want to talk to?

Do you not know and are just hoping for the best without asking me?

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