[quote=FlyerInHi]I’ve recently noticed something weird with Facebook.
I started getting all kinds of friends suggestions and I was wondering how facebook found them. There is only one way. On my iPhone, they accessed my contacts and cross-referenced by phone number.
How do I know? there are contractors I don’t even have email address for. I only call them but they got suggested as my friends. I don’t even have their full names input in. I had something like “Juan drywall San Diego.”
Am I correct that Facebook is not supposed to do that? there should be some kind of lawsuit to make them pay for violating privacy.
Or they should be forced to shutdown altogether as a deterrent to future violators.[/quote]
You pressed I accept on the terms and conditions. Obviously you have a choice. You can stop using Facebook on your phone. For Facebook you are the product. You have a choice to stop being their product.
Here’s a list of the things Facebook has requested permission for and you agreed to when clicking I accept.
[quote]As the screenshot above illustrates (click for enlargement), users are made to accept an agreement that allows Facebook to “record audio with the microphone….at any time without your confirmation.”
The TOS also authorizes Facebook to take videos and pictures using the phone’s camera at any time without permission, as well as directly calling numbers, again without permission, that could incur charges.
But wait, there’s more! Facebook can also “read your phone’s call log” and “read data about contacts stored on your phone, including the frequency with which you’ve called, emailed or communicated in other ways with specific individuals.”
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Allows the app to change the state of network connectivity
Allows the app to call phone numbers without your intervention. This may result in unexpected charges or calls. Malicious apps may cost you money by making calls without your confirmation.
Allows the app to send SMS messages. This may result in unexpected charges. Malicious apps may cost you money by sending messages without your confirmation.
Allows the app to record audio with microphone. This permission allows the app to record audio at any time without your confirmation.
Allows the app to take pictures and videos with the camera. This permission allows the app to use the camera at any time without your confirmation.
Allows the app to read you phone’s call log, including data about incoming and outgoing calls. This permission allows apps to save your call log data, and malicious apps may share call log data without your knowledge.
Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your phone, including the frequency with which you’ve called, emailed, or communicated in other ways with specific individuals.
Allows the app to read personal profile information stored on your device, such as your name and contact information. This means the app can identify you and may send your profile information to others.
Allows the app to access the phone features of the device. This permission allows the app to determine the phone number and device IDs, whether a call is active, and the remote number connected by a call.
Allows the app to get a list of accounts known by the phone. This may include any accounts created by applications you have installed.
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