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I don't get it. Why do these apps want to listen to you and take pictures? What do they gain from this and how do they choose from let's say 50 million users whose phone they want to get information from? Another thing is what happens if the phone takes a picture of a child getting out of the bath or a couple having sex or someone using the toilet? Who makes the choice that inappropriate pictures or sound was recorded and what do they then do with the information?
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Zacsmaster, what do you make of this?
"Apparently, Facebook can take photos, send texts and even record calls, all without your permission. Meaning you’ll have no control over what it’s doing behind the scenes whatsoever"
http://metro.co.uk/2014/08/08/facebook-messenger-could-be-recording-you-with-your-own-camera-taking-photos-and-sending-texts-without-your-permission-4825881/
Zacsmaster, what do you make of this?
"Apparently, Facebook can take photos, send texts and even record calls, all without your permission. Meaning you’ll have no control over what it’s doing behind the scenes whatsoever"
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I do not believe that it is beyond the wit of programmers to write an app that uses the mobile camera unbidden. Experience regularly proves mobile phones do many things they've not been asked by their owner to do. And many apps list permissions it'll assume you've given it when installed, many it seems difficult to justify and which most users have insufficient knowledge to know if it's above board. They either have to accept or miss out. Phones should be designed such that the owner can deny individual "permissions" and see if it all still works ok.
It happens, this is why I posted this thread earlier tonight http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Technology/Question1362185.html
The link to the Huffington Post feature about Messenger is scary indeed. Yes, you have to give the app permission, but how many people really read and/or understand what they are signing up to when they tick the Yes box?
The link to the Huffington Post feature about Messenger is scary indeed. Yes, you have to give the app permission, but how many people really read and/or understand what they are signing up to when they tick the Yes box?
Let's now bust a few myths :-
http://technology.inquirer.net/38072/busted-5-myths-about-facebooks-messenger-app
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