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Re:Facebook collecting people's data even when accounts are ... by jazzyjackson on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @08:19PM (#29817818)
as far as receiving the email, it may have been one of their friends sent an invite, but the list of people they likely knew probably left a bigger impression than "so and so wants you to join facebook"

This is basically how LinkedIn grew their network - read your addressbook, put a "invite everyone you know" button in the on-boarding slideshow. Facebook just does the extra work of noticing your email in other people's address books, so they can tell you who your friends will be before you even sign up.

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Re:Facebook collecting people's data even when accounts are ... by allears on Wednesday January 05, 2022 @08:23PM (#29817853)
Nope, it wasn't an "invite" from any friend. It was an email from FB itself. My understanding is that this was a short-lived campaign of theirs that was discontinued after they got some blowback. But I'm sure they still maintain a dossier on me.
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