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Technical News & Discussion => Mobile Devices News & Discussion => Topic started by: pctech on Feb 16, 2014, 12:22:14

Title: Do you know what you've given that Facebook app permission to do?
Post by: pctech on Feb 16, 2014, 12:22:14
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/facebook-s-phone-app-can-read-your-texts--make-calls-and-turn-off-wi-fi---should--you-worry-152751395.html#7FlaZJS

Title: Re: Do you know what you've given that Facebook app permission to do?
Post by: Technical Ben on Feb 16, 2014, 13:56:16
"The text reading is just to read authentication texts or send customer service replies.... honest".  :whistle:
Title: Re: Do you know what you've given that Facebook app permission to do?
Post by: mervl on Feb 17, 2014, 09:30:44
Such a nagging nuisance (even with every privacy setting I could find turned on) that I've got rid of it. Is it anything apart from a marketing app?
Title: Re: Do you know what you've given that Facebook app permission to do?
Post by: Simon on Feb 17, 2014, 11:56:15
Me too, Merv.  I only use Facebook out of necessity, for a couple of groups I'm involved with, and the app was just a PITA.  It also took up valuable storage space on my phone, so it had to go.
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