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0 pointsseanwilson7y ago0 comments

> How do I tell Facebook to not steal my phone number and texts from phones of my friends?

https://newsroom.fb.com/news/2018/03/fact-check-your-call-an...

"Call and text history logging is part of an opt-in feature for people using Messenger or Facebook Lite on Android. ... This feature does not collect the content of your calls or text messages"

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barrkel7y ago

So, to reiterate, how to stop Facebook from stealing your phone number from your friend's phones? Phone numbers aren't content - FB is still stealing it.

wilsonnb7y ago

It's not stealing if your friend consents to it. If you don't want your phone number shared with Facebook, don't share it with people who are going to share it with Facebook.

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