Ok... All my contacts are in icloud. I was just checking them and noticed that I had one extra contact that I didn't add. The contact is called Global Support. I googled the phone number and it discovered that this is the Verizon International Travel support line. I have no idea how this just appeared. Its not cool for Apple or Verizon to just add their contact info whenever they please.
Not Cool - Verizon Global Support # in Contacts
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Matthew Yohe
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Honestly, it's not that big of a deal. It's just a phone number that you can easily remove.
Now, if they installed some app you couldn't remove, that's another story.
BasilFawlty
macrumors 65816
Hence one of the reasons I'm not a big fan of the Cloud! Not gonna use it in fact.
I realize that. The big deal is that they have access to it.
mackmgg
macrumors 68000
They don't have access to it through iCloud. That number just comes on the Verizon/Vodaphone SIM card they installed in the iPhone when you bought it. There's no way for Verizon to add numbers now, they can just have some preloaded on the SIM card.
crazzyeddie
macrumors 68030
Apple's full contact info comes on every Mac you've bought and would also be automatically uploaded to iCloud... this is a non-story.
mackmgg
macrumors 68000
It came on the phone, but it probably took a little while for iCloud to upload it. Also, did you happen to hit the "Copy contacts from SIM" button? That would do it immediately.
dethmaShine
macrumors 68000
I agree. No body has the right to access/truncate info automatically. But what is this number that you are talking about? I really wish to know.
Thanks.
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richpjr
macrumors 68040
This.
Matthew Yohe
macrumors 68020
OH NO! This is terrible news. Apple is going to overload us with phone numbers for them!