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This is the problem not only with Lenovo. Many mobile apps try to collect as many information as possible (for example, GPS location or WiFi station ids) and sa
by codedokode 9y ago
This is the problem not only with Lenovo. Many mobile apps try to collect as many information as possible (for example, GPS location or WiFi station ids) and save to their servers. There should be a law explicitly forbidding secret collection of information especially if it is not required for app functioning.
I also remember similar case when chinese smartphone manufacturers preinstalled adware on the devices. It was showing ads above browser window to make it look as if it was a part of a webpage (and used Google ads by the way).
- chii 9y agoIf you install an app which shouldn't require those permissions, but it asks for then anyway, then I would be very wary, to the point of not installing. The customer needs to punish those apps by voting with their feet.