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>Facebook decides that addresses/events are public too

Events are public if the event creator makes them public.

Have you ever tried to find your own address? Mine is published and easily accessible if you know my name. Same for the address of the house I grew up in. Same for all my family members. I never put it on Facebook or anywhere else public... My brother never had a Facebook. I guess they got it from public records, however I rent. It somehow made its way into the public sphere and it makes me pretty uncomfortable.

Once a friend of mine was looking for addresses to send wedding invitations. He was able to find every single address that he needed without asking anyone. For some reason he didn't want to ask anyone their addresses if he didn't have to.



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