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On Monday, March 23, 2015 at 4:55:59 PM UTC-7, Boron Elgar wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Mar 2015 15:31:33 -0700 (PDT), Nellie
> > wrote:
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> >On Monday, March 23, 2015 at 3:15:18 PM UTC-7, Boron Elgar wrote:
> >> On Mon, 23 Mar 2015 21:33:53 -0000, "Ophelia"
> >> > wrote:
> >>
> >> >
> >>
> >> >I use Out of Milk but I don't use it on line. I use it directly from the
> >> >phone. ie I don't have to log into anything, I just open it up.
> >>
> >> If you have it on your phone and you downloaded it and gave it
> >> requested permissions, it has access to things and at some point will
> >> collect that data.
> >>
> >> It doesn't harm you in any way unless it is leaked somehow, and even
> >> then, odds are in your favor nothing will happen...
> >
> >
> >Huh, well, I have no way of knowing. I have many apps on my phone and I have no evidence of anyone gathering any info though I'm not naive enough to think they don't.
> >
> >My latest one was developed by Ellen Degeneris called "Heads Up' and I'm sure she is not the least bit interested in my personal info.
> >
> >Nellie
>
>
> OH - that Ellen app? This is what it tracks and has access to....
>
> In-app purchases
> Identity
> find accounts on the device
> Photos/Media/Files
> modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
> read the contents of your USB storage
> Camera
> take pictures and videos
> Microphone
> record audio
> Other
> full network access
> view network connections
Hmmm, not sure about this, but since I live in the hotbed of app designers, it will be easy to find out.
My USB storage, whaaaat?
Nellie
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