I checked. Not so.
Look again. If you are using a FB mobile application on your mobile phone it is actually uploading the directory contents (phone numbers) of your phone into a location called CONTACTS. Checked it this morning and apparently this has been going on for a while as there were numbers in there from previous cell phones that I actually lost.
These are NOT visible to your other friends ... just you.
It’s true. I got word and checked last night. Anyone who uses FB through their cell phone or Smart phone or whatever has involuntarily given the application access to their phone book, and FB has accordingly uploaded that information into its database.
I don’t use FB through my cell phone, but most of my friends do, and lo and behold, their numbers are listed on my contacts page.
A solution in search of a problem.
“I checked. Not so.”
Yes, I checked this out and I could see alot of my friends mobile numbers. Of course you could also see those on their info page! I have never put a phone number on there BUT my son’s was listed. I sent him a message and told him he should change his settings! I did post that on my status as I am sure most people don’t realize that they really should NOT put their numbers on their page!