On: Chatterous (YC winter 08) connects your friends via SMS, IM, email, and web

[jrsims]

So here's the question I have with sites like this: What are the legal implications of people submitting other people's personal contact info to the service without permission?

Are there not privacy laws that come into play here? Not saying Chatterous are up to no good - really, it looks like a terrific service - but you see what I mean.

[tlrobinson → jrsims]

What are the implications of people submitting other people's contact information to any other service, like, say porn or spammy sites?

I don't think it's Chatterous's problem, as long as they provide a confirmation email and opt-out procedure.