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wiredlife

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Massive Privacy Violation by Android Apps - Google Evil ?
« on: March 28, 2015, 12:21:03 PM »
Android App Eco System is filled with Apps where there is Massive Privacy Violation including by the owner of the eco-system Google itself.

For example, Airdroid is an App that lets you share files between your Laptop and Mobile. When we installed the App a year ago, they asked us to grant access to what was really necessary for the App to Function. However, while upgrading the same it asks for permission to read my Contacts,  SMS, Phone, Location etc which are of no use for the App.


This is not just the case with Airdroid, but every App wants to Steal my Contacts, SMS etc and Google is also included. Google once upon a time was a strong advocate of Privacy has turned Evil with no regards to empowering consumers i.e why can't it let consumer decide what access he wants to grant to the App ?