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HKer based in the UK | Android Developer | Phone Enthusiast | Photography | Warwick Comp Sci Student
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Privacy Protection
Came across this particular article lately (thanks to Boris) and while the loss of any personal data is regrettable, I have no sympathy for these Android smartphone users.
Before you install any application in the Android OS, you’re prompted with a list of permissions that you grant to the application. Surely something must be dodgy if it’s a wallpaper application and yet it requests permission to access your Contacts or your Browsing History.
This is the most apt illustration I have found that reflects the situation:
When you see a speed camera (which is painted in a bright and easily distinguishable colour), the warning signs, the markings on the floor, any driver with a common sense will slow down, so that they don’t get docked 3 points from their licence and incur a fine.
The users who installed the wallpaper app and subsequently lost their data are the drivers that got fined in this particular situation.
And that’s why they get no sympathy from me.
