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author:
    email: mail@petermolnar.net
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    name: Peter Molnar
    url: https://petermolnar.net
copies:
- http://web.archive.org/web/20170212025744/https://petermolnar.net/delete-stolen-contacts-in-social-networks/
lang: en
published: '2016-09-02T07:16:57+00:00'
summary: How to delete stolen contact lists - address books - from LinkedIn, Facebook,
    and Twitter.
tags:
- internet
title: Delete stolen contacts in social networks

---

I was long aware that all the big social networks had stolen your
contacts when you installed their apps on your phone. What I didn't
know, is how to delete them, but for my surprise, there seem to be easy
ways to do this. *I'm not fooled: they are most probably just archived,
but this is better, than nothing.*

Facebook
:   Manage Invites and Imported Contacts[^1]

LinkedIn
:   Imported contacts[^2]

Twitter
:   Manage your contacts[^3]

This really, really should only be allowed as opt-in, not as default.

[^1]: <https://mbasic.facebook.com/invite_history.php>

[^2]: <https://www.linkedin.com/people/contacts>

[^3]: <https://twitter.com/settings/contacts_dashboard>