22-02-2011, 20:39
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Re: Facebook users beware!
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Originally Posted by lindsay ormerod
EVERYONE'S MOBILE PHONE NUMBER IS NOW ON FACEBOOK!! NO JOKE... Go to the top right of your screen, click Account then Edit Friends. Go to the left side of your screen and click Phonebook. Everyone's mobile phone numbers are now being published...
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No - it's only people who have chosen to put their mobile numbers on their profile and make that information available to friends (or friends of friends, or everyone). Those people in the list have chosen to make the information available to you - you can also see it on an individual profile by clicking "info" on the left and looking in the contact details that come up at the bottom of that page.
People forget that Facebook is promoted as a social network - the whole point of it is to make it easier for people to remain in contact with each other. That does not gel easily with privacy concerns. You can't have a truly social network unless people can see enough about you to see if they want to communicate. That would be a bit like having an ex-directory number and then wondering why friends that don't have your number never get in touch.
Personally, I think it's a waste of time, but the people I know who really love what it does for them (and the ones who use FB to promote their business) are also the people who have their mobile numbers on display and their information available more widely.
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