I noticed this undesirable change on my profile, and promptly corrected it.<p>This is yet another of not-quite-shady but not-quite-agreeable adjustments we've come to expect from Facebook. It will make it more difficult for me to look up a friend's e-mail address when I want to (since many users won't realize the address on their profile has silently changed). It consolidates Facebook's grip on people's connections, moving Facebook's position closer to a replacement for e-mail (rather than a complement). This is a position I will always reject. Long live e-mail!
I've got to say, for me, Facebook has largely replaced personal email (you never do know which of someone's three email addresses they actually use), but hiding your personal email in favour of their own system? That's just sleazy.
If you want your real email address to be shown instead, this procedure seems to work:<p>On your Timeline page go to Update Info, then click Contact Info. Set the fake address to "Hidden from Timeline" and your real address to "Shown on Timeline" (assuming you do want your real address visible, of course).<p>I hope this saves some time for others; it took a little while for me to figure it out. Other things I tried:
Deleting the fake address (you can't).
Setting the fake address as visible to only me (had no apparent effect, though perhaps it made the fake address invisible to others).
Probably for the better, especially if your email/profile are public.<p>It makes sense for Facebook to do this because they want all
Communication to go through them. If you want people to connect to you directly, don't use facebook. Or put your email in your abou section.