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There is a setting on Gmail and Google Talk which prevents Google from adding complete strangers to your friends list without permission. But if you didn't discover it and you friends list is too long, here is the solution from India Inc :

"If you exchange a couple of email messages with another GMail user, Google Talk assumes that the person at the other end is a known contact and will automatically add him (or her) to your friends list.
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If you are also troubled by this “friend overload” problem, try the bankruptcy route - that means remove all existing friends from Google Talk in one go and make a fresh start..."

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