It was 89% of users who answered a poll in a competing, anonymous social media app called Blind. That’s hardly the same thing as 89% of Android users.
Sure, I would have answered “no” as well. Still, reporting the truth is important.
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I often wonder about this. Whatever they may know they’re going to try to hide from you the best they can. Gracchus’ link above about the
is a good place to start.
I reckon, with the magic of AI, facebook could deduce a great deal about you. Facebook scans all photographs for faces, so if you’re in a group photo with facebook-membered friends/family, the AI may link your phone number to that face with a certain level of confidence. That level of confidence is going to increase with increasing photos uploaded by your friends/family. And for whatever reason, some folks insist on putting a first and last name + picture on even their most familiar contacts.
Except in the remotest regions of the world, I’m pretty sure FB could identify anyone’s face, no matter whether they ever had an account.
Have a unusual nickname? Users casually name-dropping you in posts or comments is going to link you to their activities. Maybe not with 100% confidence, but it will get there soon enough.
I’m not saying this is going on now, but the foundation is established.
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I checked the permissions of the current Android Facebook app. Might as well let them rootkit the phone.
This app has access to:
Device & app history
retrieve running apps
Identity
find accounts on the device
add or remove accounts
read your own contact card
Calendar
read calendar events plus confidential information
add or modify calendar events and send email to guests without owners' knowledge
Contacts
find accounts on the device
read your contacts
modify your contacts
Location
approximate location (network-based)
precise location (GPS and network-based)
SMS
read your text messages (SMS or MMS)
Phone
read phone status and identity
Photos/Media/Files
read the contents of your USB storage
modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Storage
read the contents of your USB storage
modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Camera
take pictures and videos
Microphone
record audio
Wi-Fi connection information
view Wi-Fi connections
Device ID & call information
read phone status and identity
Identity
find accounts on the device
Contacts
find accounts on the device
Phone
directly call phone numbers
read phone status and identity
Phone
read call log
read phone status and identity
write call log
Phone
directly call phone numbers
read call log
read phone status and identity
write call log
Location
precise location (GPS and network-based)
Identity
find accounts on the device
add or remove accounts
Photos/Media/Files
modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Storage
modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Other
download files without notification
receive data from Internet
adjust your wallpaper size
view network connections
create accounts and set passwords
read battery statistics
pair with Bluetooth devices
access Bluetooth settings
send sticky broadcast
change network connectivity
connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi
full network access
change your audio settings
read sync settings
run at startup
draw over other apps
control vibration
prevent device from sleeping
modify system settings
toggle sync on and off
install shortcuts
read Google service configuration
view network connections
full network access
view network connections
create accounts and set passwords
read battery statistics
send sticky broadcast
change network connectivity
connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi
full network access
read sync settings
run at startup
draw over other apps
control vibration
prevent device from sleeping
toggle sync on and off
install shortcuts
read Google service configuration
view network connections
create accounts and set passwords
read battery statistics
send sticky broadcast
change network connectivity
connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi
expand/collapse status bar
full network access
change your audio settings
read sync settings
run at startup
reorder running apps
set wallpaper
draw over other apps
control vibration
prevent device from sleeping
toggle sync on and off
install shortcuts
read Google service configuration
view network connections
create accounts and set passwords
read battery statistics
send sticky broadcast
change network connectivity
connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi
full network access
change your audio settings
read sync settings
run at startup
draw over other apps
control vibration
prevent device from sleeping
toggle sync on and off
install shortcuts
read Google service configuration
view network connections
create accounts and set passwords
send sticky broadcast
change network connectivity
connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi
full network access
read sync settings
control vibration
prevent device from sleeping
toggle sync on and off
install shortcuts
read Google service configuration
view network connections
create accounts and set passwords
read battery statistics
send sticky broadcast
change network connectivity
connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi
expand/collapse status bar
full network access
change your audio settings
read sync settings
run at startup
reorder running apps
set wallpaper
draw over other apps
control vibration
prevent device from sleeping
toggle sync on and off
install shortcuts
view network connections
create accounts and set passwords
send sticky broadcast
change network connectivity
connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi
full network access
change your audio settings
read sync settings
control vibration
prevent device from sleeping
toggle sync on and off
install shortcuts
view network connections
create accounts and set passwords
send sticky broadcast
change network connectivity
connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi
full network access
read sync settings
control vibration
prevent device from sleeping
toggle sync on and off
install shortcuts
view network connections
full network access
control vibration
prevent device from sleeping
view network connections
create accounts and set passwords
full network access
read sync settings
control vibration
prevent device from sleeping
toggle sync on and off
install shortcuts
Any complex app tends to pile on permissions just to function, but damn!
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Yeah, exactly - they’re not going to go out of their way provide a historical record of their TOS, and companies frequently change their TOSes and expect them to apply retroactively when it suits them. Which is utter nonsense, but they seem to get away with it.
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