Platform Update: Facebook Lets Developers Ask a User for Their Address, Phone Number in the Graph API

In another part of its effort to become the main artery for social data, Facebook is now allowing developers to ask a given user for their physical address and phone number within the user object of the Graph API. This information, announced as part of this week’s developer blog post update, helps anyone from game developers to mail and phone marketers reach directly to where users are at all times.

Because it’s so sensitive, Facebook requires developers to ask for a separate set of permissions within the main “Request for Permission” interface.

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