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Re:Google Shared My Phone Number by justusthane on Monday May 26, 2025 @06:53AM (#44096091)
That seems absolutely insane! If this is (or was) actually happening, I’m surprised we haven’t heard more about this. As bad as your example is, I can easily think of way more damaging examples.
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Re:Google Shared My Phone Number by blueflow on Monday May 26, 2025 @08:46AM (#44096961)
There is a rumor that Instagrams "People you might know" feature also works on physical proximity.
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Re:Google Shared My Phone Number by forgotmypw17 on Monday May 26, 2025 @01:47PM (#44099741)
Instagram recently asked me for permission to “find devices on local networks”…
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Re:Google Shared My Phone Number by dan-robertson on Monday May 26, 2025 @01:54PM (#44099820)
My understanding is that this is usually for ‘play on smart tv’ situations, but the permission is most unclear.
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Re:Google Shared My Phone Number by h2782 on Monday May 26, 2025 @05:49PM (#44101994)
That's a common justification for access, but it is no assurance to how they will actually use the data they gain access to. Knowing how critical profiling is to the IG/FB business model, I bet it snatches a lot of data to exploit later.
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