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Watch your cart!
On Mon, 23 Mar 2015 17:51:52 -0700 (PDT), Nellie
> wrote:
>On Monday, March 23, 2015 at 5:46:43 PM UTC-7, Boron Elgar wrote:
>> On Mon, 23 Mar 2015 17:21:17 -0700 (PDT), Nellie
>> > wrote:
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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
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>> >>
>> >> 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
>>
>> https://play.google.com/store/apps/d....headsup&hl=en
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>I'm wondering why you posted this >boggle> I have this, I know what it is.
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>Nellie
Scroll down, under Additional Information, Permissions, click view
details. It tells you what the app has access to.
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