It is this that is a huge part of how I react negatively to the recent issue where Facebook has suddenly decided to push heavily on me to install a Facebook Mes

It is this that is a huge part of how I react negatively to the recent issue where Facebook has suddenly decided to push heavily on me to install a Facebook Messenger Android app on my phone. You know: the functionality that already worked, that was already a cleanly solved problem in their mobile web app. But yet with a native Android app the store says they "need" to access my camera, my microphone, my GPS, all my contacts, all my photos, videos, my file system, my phone, my wifi interface, etc etc. Because... you know. Just trust us. In order for me to type in a short ASCII text message and hit ENTER and have that delivered to another person. A problem solved with much less code, and much less permissions, both in SMS, email, Usenet, etc, for the prior 30+ years. I glance over to Shirer's Rise & Fall on my bookshelf, for a second or two, before falling asleep tonight. "Trust us." - 1932 Germany/Europe is calling