Archived Why would twitter need all of this and what could they do if I accept (sli.mg)
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Archived Why would twitter need all of this and what could they do if I accept (sli.mg)
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[–] TiagoTiago 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago (edited ago)
What could they do?
Contacts: They will know who you know.
Location: They will know where you are (and possibly where you have been).
SMS: Read what messages you get, send messages on your behalf.
Photos/Media/Files: They can see everything you store on your phone in those categories (possibly limited to certain default folders, though not necessarily).
Camera: They can see what your phone can see.
Microphone: They can hear what your phone can hear.
Wifi connection information: All sorts of information can be gathered from figuring out where you're connecting from. But I think this is mainly used to assist with location info, and possibly to learn what other sites and services you're accessing from that same connection.
Device Id/Call information: They know which device you're using, and they know who you talk with, when you do, and for how long.
There are some legit uses for most of those; but it is likely the main reason for them to request those permissions is to spy on you to figure out which ads to show you (and possibly cooperate with the government if the government wants to spy on you).
[–] Ghetto_Shitlord 4 points -4 points 0 points (+0|-4) ago
Yes, these can be dangerous, but I doubt they are for such a high profile app. If they were "spying" someone would have caught it a long time ago.
[–] HoneyNutStallmans 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
How can you prove it?
It's closed-source.