Wow! I have on several occasions downloaded apps that ask for all that access and I simply click on the "Allow" button without thinking about it (at all). Now am thinking... On Sat, Mar 25, 2017 at 8:41 AM, Admin CampusCiti via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
Kevin & all
I'm curious
Why would any app want to do this:-
SMS
- read your text messages (SMS or MMS) - edit your text messages (SMS or MMS)
Storage
- read the contents of your USB storage - modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
This is very serious. And it goes back to ourselves.
Why would you download an app that wants permission to edit your SMS and other data???
Why?
Can someone explain to me the reason why any app would want permission to edit your data??? *Ali Hussein* *Hussein & Associates* +254 0713 601113 / 0770906375
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On 24 Mar 2017, at 4:56 PM, Kevin Kamonye via kictanet < kictanet@lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
SMS
- read your text messages (SMS or MMS) - edit your text messages (SMS or MMS)
Phone
- directly call phone numbers - read phone status and identity
Photos/Media/Files
- read the contents of your USB storage - modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Storage
- read the contents of your USB storage - modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
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