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February 14, 2012 01:19 am GMT

Mobile Address BookMuch Heat, Little Light

fire & lightThe controversy that began last week with mobile startup Path being exposed for downloading users address books from their mobile device exploded over the weekend.Nick Bilton at the New York Timesopined on the matterand declared Path to have been let off way too lightly due to the Silicon Valley echo chamber and its lack of concern for privacy. Path investors, and my good friends, Mike Arrington and MG Sieglerweighedin, to resist Nick's points, and now Kara Swisher and others haveresponded.Oh boy.... Lots of heat, but where oh where is the light?

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