There is no point for @loops to support uploading your contact lists for Discovery.
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There is no point for @loops to support uploading your contact lists for Discovery.
Not only is that being phased out partially on iOS, but it's a huge privacy concern.
A better idea is to allow you to login to your Mastodon/Pixelfed/Akkoma account and upload your following list (which is usually public) with strict oAuth scopes.
We can make this privacy friendly, and auditable, so you can see we only access/store this specific data.
What are your thoughts?
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@dansup @loops considering how much information is likely in one's address book, and the unknown status of what would happen to the data if any third accessed the same, it has been my policy for years to never share my contacts with any app. And I resent the "not now" button, how about not ever?
I don't particularly appreciate when PEOPLE share my contact information without asking me, so I guard everyone else's information just as much.
It sure sounds like you're on the right path with this.
