Sunday, July 01, 2012

Facebook e-mail switch changed address books

A story by CNET’s Violet Blue Saturday said Facebook’s move to change users’ e-mail addresses didn’t just affect their Facebook profiles – it affected their personal address books, as well.

“Facebook users say contacts’ e-mail addresses on phones and personal devices have been altered without their consent,” Blue wrote. “Their e-mail communication is being redirected elsewhere, and lost.”

Earlier this week, Facebook users noticed their personal e-mail addresses had been replaced on their user pages with a company-owned address. The move prompted the Electronic Privacy Information Center to ask the Federal Trade Commission to investigate the matter.

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