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Isn't this wording just a misunderstanding on the users' behalf? You download a messaging app, you want to message your friends, and it needs access to your con
by ThatGeoGuy 10y ago
Isn't this wording just a misunderstanding on the users' behalf? You download a messaging app, you want to message your friends, and it needs access to your contacts. I don't see this as being suspicious. In other apps such as a music player or photo viewer it may be suspicious, but a messaging app has a clear need to know who you can connect with, and I think Whisper Systems saying "We do not store your contacts..." should at least give them the benefit of the doubt (if that's not enough, you can always read the source or speak to Moxie yourself).
Seems like much ado about nothing.
- 1_2__3 10y agoWhy does it need access to contacts? You say that like its fait accompli, like its literally impossible to have a messaging app that doesn't access your contacts.
- brainfire 10y agoMoxie has written "people [...] expect contact discovery to be automatic in their social apps." The only way for it to be automatic is to access your contacts. This app is designed for those people, not "cryptonerds" (his word), and this is one of the concessions made to provide that ease of use.
- 1_2__3 10y agoAh, because they want more customers. Got it.