Contacts Access Privacy

Discussions revolve around apps requiring access to users' contacts for features like autocomplete, with users expressing privacy concerns about data harvesting, storage, and necessity of permissions.

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manojranaweera Aug 5, 2011 View on HN

Love to know how you manage your raw contacts

pdenya Apr 24, 2012 View on HN

Your contacts are used for auto complete, they won't be spammed.

123pie123 Jul 23, 2021 View on HN

thanks, I was going to try it, but for some reason that application needs access to my contacts

m1cky Mar 25, 2019 View on HN

We require access to your contacts. We do not harvest.

charcircuit Jul 18, 2023 View on HN

The whole point of contacts is contact information you want to share with apps.

wackro Jan 6, 2022 View on HN

People allowing the app to access their contacts presumably. Contacts can contain email addresses as well as phone numbers.

tiglionabbit May 5, 2017 View on HN

It needs to access your contact book at contacts.google.com.

michaeljmcbain Oct 16, 2020 View on HN

Only useable if you're willing to grant access to your contact lists. Why? Who knows, but I won't be using it if this is a requirement.

wtbob Nov 2, 2016 View on HN

I wish that they'd support secure contact sharing. And non-phone-number IDs.

jermaustin1 Nov 8, 2018 View on HN

You would have to give permission to the application to see your contacts.