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Should you be allowed to use software like Plaxo Pulse to get the name, email and birthday of Your Friends on social networks?

raves +10 by VentureBeat posted Jan 03, 2008 06:09PM GMT

Robert Scoble published in his blog about how he got banned on Facebook on January 3 while testing the script for Plaxo Pulse. Read Scobleizer.com, What I was using to hit Facebook for the entire story.

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raves +9 by Fef posted Jan 03, 2008 06:41PM GMT

Answered No, Terms of Service trumps!

Facebook tries to protect the email address of your friends for several reasons, and FB has the right to do so. The application used optical character recognition (OCR) to scan the page and translate the text in the picture into digital text. FB does not share this information with apps.

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raves [-] by shreweddude posted Jul 01, 2008 07:39PM GMTJuly 01, 2008 19:39:39

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Answered No, Terms of Service trumps!
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raves [-] by jedaichoi posted Jun 27, 2008 05:22AM GMTJune 27, 2008 05:22:48

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Answered Yes, they are my friends!
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raves [-] by Adi posted Jun 25, 2008 07:14PM GMTJune 25, 2008 19:14:47

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Answered Yes, they are my friends!
Its my data. The only thing they are preventing me from doing, is integrating more quickly into another website of my choice. But sooner or later, I will.
raves [-] by mikeddddd posted Apr 08, 2008 07:45PM GMTApril 08, 2008 19:45:00

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Answered Yes, they are my friends!
this is why i think it.
raves [-] by The Reeses Cup posted Jan 06, 2008 06:17PM GMTJanuary 06, 2008 18:17:38

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Answered No, Terms of Service trumps!
If they don't want you to know those things, then you're screwed. Why don't you just ASK them instead of TAKING??

Respect people's privacy!
raves [-] by Celeste-o-bot 9000 posted Jan 04, 2008 11:50PM GMTJanuary 04, 2008 23:50:23

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Answered No, Terms of Service trumps!
No way. If I want someone to know that information, I will be the one to give it to them. Otherwise, it's none of your business. Spammers AND Hackers could very easily get this stuff and screw you over. Far too much potential to be abused.
raves [-] by GraceDaGoodGirl posted Jan 04, 2008 11:45PM GMTJanuary 04, 2008 23:45:19

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Answered No, Terms of Service trumps!
In my book, anything is accepted to protect me from spammers!
raves +1 [-] by mr.silencewolf posted Jan 04, 2008 12:18PM GMTJanuary 04, 2008 12:18:22

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Answered No, Terms of Service trumps!
u do it, then spammers can do it.
raves +5 [-] by VentureBeat posted Jan 04, 2008 12:20AM GMTJanuary 04, 2008 00:20:09

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Answered No, Terms of Service trumps!
i just think that theres too much potential for this to be abused!
raves +3 [-] by Jamesy818 [Raccoon VP] posted Jan 04, 2008 12:18AM GMTJanuary 04, 2008 00:18:59

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Answered Yes, they are my friends!
I think friends should be allowed, but it is obviously going to be used for spamming purposes, especially now that facebook is open to everyone.
raves +3 [-] by rooffire posted Jan 03, 2008 10:37PM GMTJanuary 03, 2008 22:37:53

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Answered No, Terms of Service trumps!
TOS for a reason.
raves +9 [-] by Fef posted Jan 03, 2008 06:41PM GMTJanuary 03, 2008 18:41:18

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Answered No, Terms of Service trumps!
Facebook tries to protect the email address of your friends for several reasons, and FB has the right to do so. The application used optical character recognition (OCR) to scan the page and translate the text in the picture into digital text. FB does not share this information with apps.
raves +4 [-] by SparkleyFlowers (LMAO WTF FTW) posted Jan 03, 2008 06:22PM GMTJanuary 03, 2008 18:22:27

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Answered Undecided
I don't see a problem with exporting your friends' birthdays and email addresses. What I do see a problem with is the potential to use or tweak the program to get personal information from people who aren't your friends.
raves +4 [-] by Michael posted Jan 03, 2008 06:21PM GMTJanuary 03, 2008 18:21:27

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Answered Yes, they are my friends!
If I can import my friends to Facebook then I should be able to export them!