2:55 AM
lol
As I said before, when using an Android device to download new apps, the phone alerts you of permissions that you are granting the app to have.(I'm not sure how the iPhone or other devices go about telling you this information, but I'm sure they do.) Many times these permissions include access to GPS, phone records, contacts list, etc. But why does an app need to access all of that? According to the app, it's essential to the performance of the application. However, most of the time it's not.
In the last couple of months, many apps have been undergoing investigations to clarify what their true intentions are.
So far, one major app has been thrown into the spotlight. That app is the ever so popular music streaming app, Pandora. Many of us have probably used Pandora online and were excited when it was turned into a smartphone app. I sure was, and I used it everyday.
What exactly is this app, and possibly many others, being charged with? Well if you guessed they may be selling your information to advertising companies, then you're right.
Pandora, and probably a ton of other apps, provide these agencies with your name, birthday, gender, IP address, GPS information, and postal code. This pretty much means that they can trace where you go, where you live, who you visit, what stores you like, where you work, etc. Which is pretty powerful information to advertisers.
Creeps.
Man, I was really into Pandora too. Looks like that apps getting deleted now.
Followers:
1. Do you ever read app user agreements?
2. Does this surprise you?
3. Do you even care?
4. Nutella and toast?
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29 comments:
1. Never
2. Not really, it's kinda expected
3. Yea, its messed up, but I still love Pandora
4. Nutella? Ewww
1. Usually not.
2. No.
3. Yes.
4. Nutella and bread.
Screw toast.
Also, <3
1. No
2. No
3. No
4. Yes
Ofc, Apple just want to take your life in their hand with they lockt systems.. :/ go for Android!
1. yeah!
2. most of the times like Winamp who wants to read my gps location o.O
3. some times i do like .2
4 totaly toast
1. No
2. No
3. No
4. Just had some.
Same thing goes for Facebook app's obviously, some don't care to read what the app is allowed to do, or they do.. but don't realise what it can do with the information when it's passed on..
Thanks for the post :)
nonono of course!
No
No
No
Nutella
1. yes
2. no
3. yes
4. yes
1. sometimes i skim them
2. nope
3. yep
4. never tried it
1. Nope
2. never
3. sometimes
4. usually
The same reason i dont have any apps in social networks.
1. I dont have any apps, all the apps available for blackberry suck
2. not at all
3. na
4. never had it :O
1. I never have.
2. No.
3. Well, not really.
4. Nutella.
1.scroll it down
2.not very much
3.my care cup is empty
4.nutella <3 :3
+followed I love surveys
1 2 3 - No.
4 - nutella goes with toast? hmm.
123 no.
4 wtf is nutella.
No
No
Yes
Tasty
1. I never read agreements lol
2. No
3. Sometimes
4. Nutella is the !@#$ :D
1.No
2.No
3.No, I don't have a smartphone so I am completely safe :)
4. Yes please
no
no
no
no ( prefer ham toast :-) )
thanks for your comment!
Anna
I never read them.
I'm not surprised.
I do care.
I love nutella on toast.
1-2 No
3-4 Yes
no no no and YES
1. Do you ever read app user agreements? Nope
2. Does this surprise you? Nope
3. Do you even care? Don't have a smartphone, so not really.
4. Nutella and toast? Nutella in hot milk. Makes the best hot chocolate in the world.
1-2 No
3-4 Yes
not suprised by this.
1. Sometimes
2. No, I'm sure that a lot of companies actually do.
3. A bit.
4. Hell yes.
1. Always
2. A bit. It figures, though.
3. Yes. My privacy is important to me.
4. Deliciously yes.
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