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Why does it need permission to read my identify? Sorry, uninstalled.
by BrokenPipe 14y ago
Why does it need permission to read my identify? Sorry, uninstalled.
- mikeevans 14y agoDo you mean Read phone state or Access network state? Those are for the Ads and Analytics.
- BrokenPipe 14y agoIt requires two permissions: -Phone calls Read phone status and identity -Network communication Full network access I can understand the latter, in particular if in android you can't specify exactly what hosts you need to access but the former I can't understand, or better, I can't stand. I do not want to give every app my identity, not for ads, not for money.
- richardwhiuk 14y agoYou shouldn't need phone state to identify a device - see http://android-developers.blogspot.co.uk/2011/03/identifying-app-installations.html http://android-developers.blogspot.co.uk/2011/03/identifying...
- StavrosK 14y agoI've been wondering about this. What exactly does the "READ PHONE STATUS AND IDENTITY" permission entail, and why do developers need it? What exactly am I giving them access to when I allow it?
- BrokenPipe 14y agoApparently read your IMEI and other identifying information, which then can be sent anywhere without further permission (assuming it has network access as this app has)