i have just discovered weird data on my imac's (os x 10.7.5) address book.
they seem to be coming from facebook. how is this happening and how can i stop it?
thanks
iMac (27-inch Mid 2010), Mac OS X (10.7.5)
Check your iCloud and Facebook settings.
Check your iCloud and Facebook settings.
can you give me a little bit more of a hint, rkaufmann87?
thanks.
Have you added your Facebook account to your Mac, look in Mail, Contacts and Calendars or AddressBook>Preferences>Accounts
thanks for the hints, csound1. i have looked and not found anything. but, looking has gotten me thinking. i bought a new iphone in 02/15. i'm guessing that something the carrier or i did to get my data to my iphone caused the additions to my contacts.
rkaufmann87's mention of facebook settings made me go through all of my fb settings--some that i had never looked at before. i looked at apps and ads and found some of the companies listed whose info wound up on my address book. i have removed everything i can from fb. i'll see if that takes care of things. i still don't completely understand. i do understand that facebook is doing things in the background that i have not paid attention to. they are trying to make money, after all.
thanks to both of you.
ah, gee. i think i have made a mistake. i think by clicking "this helped me" to your answers will prevent me from clicking "this solved my problem" later. i'm sorry.
You may have done this already but just in case.
On your iPhone in the Settings app check to see if Facebook has permission to use your Contacts app. This is usually where your problem comes from.
Settings > Facebook > Allow these Apps to Use Your Account > Make sure Contacts is OFF.
Also check the other apps to make sure they all are set to what you want.
ok, ralph9430, on my iphone 6 (i os 8.2), i have gone to the facebook option.
basically, i'm not letting fb do anything. none of the apps listed under "allow these apps to use your account" have been turned on. i don't believe that i have ever used "update all contacts," but maybe my carrier did something when i got my new phone. i don't think so, though.
i'll look at all the other apps and post anything interesting.
thanks.
how are facebook contacts getting to my imac address book?
