• dan1101@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Oh great. Everyone has at least one contact that will trade privacy for convenience. Contact harvesting is why I’m not on WhatsApp any more.

  • ThePantser@sh.itjust.works
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    This is one the major reasons I always ask doctors, lawyers, etc when they ask for private numbers like SSN or phone the reason they want it. They keep adding AI to their bullshit practice that I fear they will leak my info. I refuse to use any service that demands SSN, they can bill without it, it only saves them like 10 seconds of searching.

  • privatepirate@lemmy.zip
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    4 days ago

    People have been mindlessly sharing their contacts with every app and service for years. This makes no difference.

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    4 days ago

    Sure, but many likely have that contact saved with Google, so it’s not like they were secret to begin with.

  • pkjqpg1h@lemmy.zip
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    4 days ago

    what the hell? I don’t use ChatGPT with what right they will store my number?

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    4 days ago

    It was already the case with all other privacy-invading shit and no one cared so I don’t see what’s different now.