[NetBehaviour] What the hell with Snapchat?? Help!

James Morris james at jwm-art.net
Tue Aug 30 00:16:42 CEST 2016


I always think the warnings about required permissions are a bit 
alarmist, many of the permissions sound more sinister than they actually 
are, step back a bit from the whole privacy-invasion pov and look at it 
more from an application perspective.



On 29/08/16 06:50, Alan Sondheim wrote:
>
>
> Help - am I missing something? This is what Snapchat can access
> on my PC if I install it - it seems like a serious invasion of
> privacy. Any comments greatly appreciated - Alan
>
>
> Snapchat
> Snapchat Inc
> Free
> Version 9.37.6.0 can access:
> In-app purchases
>
> Identity
>
>     find accounts on the device
>     read your own contact card
>
> Contacts
>
>     find accounts on the device
>     read your contacts
>
> Location
>
>     precise location (GPS and network-based)
>
> SMS
>
>     receive text messages (SMS)
>
> 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
>
> Other
>
>     receive data from Internet
>     view network connections
>     control flashlight
>     full network access
>     change your audio settings
>     control vibration
>     prevent device from sleeping
>
>
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