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jeanharville 08-12-2011 06:26 PM

Thanks for posting, I went to my FB account and diabled that option. Now none of my friends numbers are available to anyone but me. I don't have my on phone number listed in my profile. This is an easy fix so don't panic.
jean

arimuse 08-12-2011 06:33 PM

good thing I never used facebook sharet

Sandra in Minnesota 08-12-2011 06:58 PM

Got rid of my cell phone. Never go into Facebook. I would be one who can unknowingly get into trouble!

madamekelly 08-12-2011 07:33 PM


Originally Posted by kathy
not if you don't facebook with your fone.

I'm sorry to tell you this, but I can't use my phone to Facebook, and all my friends numbers were there, which I quickly and completely deleted! Please check and do this for your friends. They will love you for it. The notice below will help you get rid of the problem, and you can copy and paste it to your Facebook to let your friends do the same.
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ALL THE PHONE NUMBERS of your contacts are now on facebook! go to the top right of the screen, click on ACCOUNT, click on EDIT FRIENDS, left side of screen and click CONTACTS. you will see all phone numbers from your cell phone (FB friends or not) are published that you have stored in your mobile phone. TO REMOVE, go to the right column, click on "this page." please repost this on your status, so your friends can remove their numbers and thus prevent abuse if they do not want them published

rexie 08-12-2011 07:37 PM

I tried it but those were not any of my numbers in my phone.

cathyvv 08-12-2011 07:51 PM

I went to the site and read it. For your friends numbers to be on Facebook, either:

a) you uploaded them from your phone
b) your friends shared them to you

Allegedly, no one can see the numbers but you. I'm not a FB fanatic, so will have to check that, too.

I do agree that this bears watching - especially if you have kids who have Facebook accounts.

LisaR 08-12-2011 07:58 PM

that is scary stuff

Grandma Mary 08-12-2011 08:56 PM


Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
this is something that only YOU did by using FB on your phone, but all of your contacts that you can see their #'s also did...this is NOT a violation from FB...just lack of reading the rules on the part of those who use their phones and a SOCIAL network...remember in this day of high tech gangsters, if you don't want the world to know your business...don't use your cell phone like a PA system!....

I DON'T use FB on my phone. My phone doesn't have any fancy features and I had several phone numbers on my account!

Mumzbear 08-12-2011 09:31 PM

WOWZER! Scary! Thanks for the alert!

Gramof6 08-12-2011 09:36 PM

I have an old old phone and cannot access FB or anything from it. I just checked and yes....my friends phone numbers are listed on FB under my account as the original poster of this thread said. I was not too happy to see them either as some I had no idea of their phone numbers!!! THank You for bringing this to our attention! I really appreciate it.


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