Academia.edu RUDE collection of non-user contact info

* PSA Warning about Academia: This public service announcement has also been broadcast on Denver's most-powerful radio station, AM 670 and appears for sharing online at kgov.com/academia

Acadamia.edu is RUDE and tone deaf asking their users for YOUR contact info...


* But Wait, There's More: This screenshot makes what's happening a bit clearer for people including those at support@academia.edu who insisted over multiple emails that their system was only collecting information about the people signing up:

Academia collects its members' contacts info including name, phone, address, etc., of the people they know (i.e., YOUR info!)