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		jdp23 on Jan 17, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Facebook Now Shares Phone Number & Address With Th... Interesting, I didn't know that. > Giving line-item veto to a user is a terrible idea. Giving the user choice about whether or not they want to give up their personal information is a great idea. Suppose I don't want the app to have my email and phone number. Without finer-grained control, my only option is to say no to the entire app -- so they lose me as a user.

MichaelApproved on Jan 17, 2011 [–]

They'll gain more users by reducing options which make things less confusing than they'll lose because they didn't give fine grain control.

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