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I need to ask why (most) apps seem to be so invasive? I dont understand why an app needs to have so much access to personal/private as well as technical "stuff" on my/our phones.
What may seem invasive on one hand, may be nothing of the kind, but it may have to do with how the Android SDK works and certain functionality of the application. For example Handcent SMS. You understand of course that it requires access to your contact list, because it needs to be able to pull up your contacts. Obvious... but then it isn't (obviously) clear why it would need the ability to recognize when you are on the phone... but it does, because if you are typing a message, you would expect it to yield to an incoming call, right? Well, then it needs access to those services. And there may be other "privacy" issues because by getting access to that, they are "technically" available to see certain other information (even if they aren't using it). So, anything that it could "possibly" touch, you are made aware of it. So, then you see this long list of items that the application "needs" access to that makes no sense from a high level.
The warning err on the side of telling you everything, even when the application may not be accessing those functions. Make more sense?
I could probably explain it better if you gave me an application and the corresponding "rights" it is asking for that you don't understand.
One in question would be "home++ beta, it accesses, your location, your personal information, network communication, storage, service that cost you money (?), phone calls and system tools. I don't haul a wheelbarrow full of tinfoil around but this just seems a bit much, perhaps there's no reason for concern but in the world of stolen identity, bla bla bla... I think someone could fill us in on what to/not to expect when downloading apps. Oh and I'm sure someone is working on the prostate app this very moment
JayMonster; You get this information to be informed said:Sound advice. Thanks for clearing that up for me, I have a much better understanding of the need for access.
Thought for a second someone developed a prostate exam app :icon_eek:
thank God I was misled....
Blackberry users have the same types of concerns with apps as you have to grant permissions to apps when installing them.I need to ask why (most) apps seem to be so invasive? I dont understand why an app needs to have so much access to personal/private as well as technical "stuff" on my/our phones.
That's a good high level explanation. It's not always readily apparent from the name of the resource that the app is accessing.What may seem invasive on one hand, may be nothing of the kind, but it may have to do with how the Android SDK works and certain functionality of the application.
I need to ask why (most) apps seem to be so invasive? I dont understand why an app needs to have so much access to personal/private as well as technical "stuff" on my/our phones.
I think some of it is that developers dont know any better....