I continuously receive the pop up 'allow Skype to access contacts?' And I always answer 'deny'.3 people shot at Miami Opera Tower are recovering from their wounds in hospital. In this case I am luckier because the latest Android version always asks permissions for apps to access data and by default they are disabled. I obviously tried to deselect the option 'copy contacts' in skype app, but it remains stuck on it. If I select again 'copy contacts' with the empty address book, contact suggestions reappear even if contacts are no longer there (so matching still works and don't understand why if address book is empty).Ī little oddity: I have another smartphone with the latest Android version. I erased all the contacts on my Android phone address book I entered again with this account on Skype on the phone when the screen asking to copy contacts from the address book appeared, I dismissed it by clicking on the cross and the 'back' button I opened settings I went to 'contacts': contacts were synced by default, I selected 'do not copy contacts'. Luckily I managed to find a workaround, it is not perfect but at least it works. However there is no way to dismiss or ignore those 'contact suggestions', probably breaching personal privacy, as instead has Facebook (extending the comparison started by Skype advisor).

Anyway, to me, this does not mean that Skype can take contacts from the address book in my Android phone and matching them in its database if I do not want to. After contacting the Skype customer service, I figured out that the contacts I see are not really contacts because they have not shared the details yet, but 'contacts suggestions', as stated the customer service advisor making a comparison with Facebook.

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