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Clubhouse uploads entire contacts phone numbers
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rvz
on Feb 27, 2021
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rvz
on Feb 27, 2021
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Just like Path did. [0] Oh dear.
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https://www.theverge.com/2012/2/7/2782947/path-ios-app-user-...
mgerullis
on Feb 27, 2021
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Telegram seems to do the same. They keep contacts which I had long deleted, even after reinstalling the app.
jtsiskin
on Feb 27, 2021
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Yes, after prompting for permission, and explaining why. What’s the issue here? How else would they do it?
sorokod
on Feb 27, 2021
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By uploading the hashes rather then the actual phone numbers.
hiq
on Feb 27, 2021
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Phone number hashes are reversible because the space is too small.
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[0] https://www.theverge.com/2012/2/7/2782947/path-ios-app-user-...