EphraimAdamz Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 FACEBOOK MESSENGER Here is a short list of the most disturbing permissions it requires and a quick explanation of what it means to you and your privacy. Change the state of network connectivity – This means that Facebook can change or alter your connection to the Internet or cell service. You’re basically giving Facebook the ability to turn features on your phone on and off for it’s own reasons without telling you. Call phone numbers and send SMS messages – This means that if Facebook wants to…it can send text messages to your contacts on your behalf. Do you see the trouble in this? Who is Facebook to be able to access and send messages on your phone? You’re basically giving a stranger your phone and telling them to do what they want when they want! Record audio, and take pictures and videos, at any time – Read that line again….RECORD audio…TAKE pictures….AT ANY TIME!! That means that the folks at Facebook can see through your lens on your phone whenever they want..they can listen to what you’re saying via your microphone if they choose to!! Read your phone’s call log, including info about incoming and outgoing calls – Who have you been calling? How long did you talk to them? Now Facebook will know all of this because you’ve downloaded the new Facebook messenger app. Read your contact data, including who you call and email and how often – Another clear violation of your privacy. Now Facebook will be able to read e-mails you’ve sent and take information from them to use for their own gain. Whether it’s for “personalized advertisements” or if it’s for “research purposes” ….whatever the reason..they’re accessing your private encounters. Read personal profile information stored on your device – This means that if you have addresses, personal info, pictures or anything else that’s near and dear to your personal life…they can read it. Get a list of accounts known by the phone, or other apps you use – Facebook will now have a tally of all the apps you use, how often you use them and what information you keep or exchange on those apps. Hopefully, you take this as serious as I do…after reading more about it and studying the permissions I have now deleted the app from my phone and don’t intend to use it ever again. I still have my Facebook app but I just won’t use the messaging feature unless I’m at a computer. Even then, I might not use messaging anymore. http://thebull.cbslocal.com/2014/08/07/facebook-crosses-the-line-with-new-facebook-messenger-app/#.U-RiyxXU-3w.facebook 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aquaria Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 When I got an email from Facebook saying I would need to download the messenger app because it would no longer be on the main app, I was like........ no. Whatever you're trying to make happen, it ain't gon happen. I can't be bothered with their nonsense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kishi Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 You're right, they are reaching for the high heavens. But social media and technology already has a high dependency in the lives of the human population, so these corporations will continue to integrate these "doing the most" actions as long as people keep on falling for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Utopia Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 meh, only use it to shade my company and keep in touch with ppl hew dont have my BBM or whatsapp... *shrugs* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarrylf Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 You do the absolute most with every 1 of these 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted August 8, 2014 Share Posted August 8, 2014 As if any if you are that important for Facebook to "spy" and randomly use your phone out of a billion other people You, sir, are doing too much 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vibeology Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 You're right, they are reaching for the high heavens. But social media and technology already has a high dependency in the lives of the human population, so these corporations will continue to integrate these "doing the most" actions as long as people keep on falling for it. And this is why is refuse to be taken in by it all and try to be as self sufficient as I can. Most of these apps ask the craziest of permissions, I was shocked to read them, but most dont and just accept. Its disturbing how people are quite happy to accept this stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vibeology Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 As if any if you are that important for Facebook to "spy" and randomly use your phone out of a billion other people You, sir, are doing too much No, FB is doing too much. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 And this is why is refuse to be taken in by it all and try to be as self sufficient as I can. Most of these apps ask the craziest of permissions, I was shocked to read them, but most dont and just accept. Its disturbing how people are quite happy to accept this stuff. What are these "crazy" permissions? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 No, FB is doing too much.Some of those activities listed is kinda expected and some over-exaggerated as an internet scare tactic.. Most of those can be turned off, denied via iOS. I'm not sure what google does I'm not getting how FB is "doing too much".. I think y'all are thinking too much.. Thinking that you are so important that Facebook is gonna stop what they're doing and track you, make a movie about you, and capitalize off your average life I'm not here for scare tactics from internet bloggers 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jarrylf Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Some of those activities listed is kinda expected and some over-exaggerated as an internet scare tactic.. Most of those can be turned off, denied via iOS. I'm not sure what google does I'm not getting how FB is "doing too much".. I think y'all are thinking too much.. Thinking that you are so important that Facebook is gonna stop what they're doing and track you, make a movie about you, and capitalize off your average life I'm not here for scare tactics from internet bloggers #CLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLCOCKED Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EphraimAdamz Posted August 11, 2014 Author Share Posted August 11, 2014 Some of those activities listed is kinda expected and some over-exaggerated as an internet scare tactic.. Most of those can be turned off, denied via iOS. I'm not sure what google does I'm not getting how FB is "doing too much".. I think y'all are thinking too much.. Thinking that you are so important that Facebook is gonna stop what they're doing and track you, make a movie about you, and capitalize off your average life I'm not here for scare tactics from internet bloggers It doesn't have to be me or you. There are other people out there they can be interested in who use facebook. Doctors, lawyers, politicians. Every few months FB sheds a little inch of privacy away. And they NEVER tell you about the new features, they just turn them on automatically by default. YOU have to go to your setting and shut them off. No other site does this except facebook. Most sites ask you what you want to turn on or off, facebook does the complete opposite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vibeology Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Some of those activities listed is kinda expected and some over-exaggerated as an internet scare tactic.. Most of those can be turned off, denied via iOS. I'm not sure what google does I'm not getting how FB is "doing too much".. I think y'all are thinking too much.. Thinking that you are so important that Facebook is gonna stop what they're doing and track you, make a movie about you, and capitalize off your average life I'm not here for scare tactics from internet bloggers Im not going to list the permissions. You can download most apps and see for yourself, though it doesn't sound as if you'd be bothered by it. Really though, I cant be blaming FB, but the people who continue to accept and use it. Ive been off there for the longest time now as they continue to introduce these invasions of privacy (besides me finding it real boring). So tell me who exactly is important enough amongst the billions of users that would justify such permissions? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bu. Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 FB is lame tbh. I'm only on it to talk to Jarryl mostly. We should swap numbers tbh so I can delete FB lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 It doesn't have to be me or you. There are other people out there they can be interested in who use facebook. Doctors, lawyers, politicians. Every few months FB sheds a little inch of privacy away. And they NEVER tell you about the new features, they just turn them on automatically by default. YOU have to go to your setting and shut them off. No other site does this except facebook. Most sites ask you what you want to turn on or off, facebook does the complete opposite. Yeah.. Regular, boring ass people.. Politicians? Next Not on iOS bro.. Oh wait... You have a Droid.. Pity they lost market share after releasing two new phones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Im not going to list the permissions. You can download most apps and see for yourself, though it doesn't sound as if you'd be bothered by it. Really though, I cant be blaming FB, but the people who continue to accept and use it. Ive been off there for the longest time now as they continue to introduce these invasions of privacy (besides me finding it real boring). So tell me who exactly is important enough amongst the billions of users that would justify such permissions? I'm not sure what I should be seeing for myself I think these "permissions" are being over-exaggerated by fear-mongolers... Facebook isn't spying on no one.. These are features that are crucial to make Facebook more user-friendly and accessible. Facebook won't chime in on your camera, mic at random... They won't contact your friends/family at random... I'm not sure what the big deal is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 I want to make note, that I am speaking as an Apple user.. Bc all iPhone users know, you have to give permission to apps to integrate with iOS And you all may want to note that this Google's doing.. Not Facebook's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vibeology Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Thats what i was talking about! The permissions for most apps are kinda suspect. Nobody was asking for these changes to FB so dont understand why they are so "crucial". But anyways... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted August 11, 2014 Share Posted August 11, 2014 Thats what i was talking about! The permissions for most apps are kinda suspect. Nobody was asking for these changes to FB so dont understand why they are so "crucial". But anyways... idk why Facebook is adapting a new messenger app.. Like people demanded it.. But seriously.. It's Google who you should be mad at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EphraimAdamz Posted August 12, 2014 Author Share Posted August 12, 2014 I want to make note, that I am speaking as an Apple user.. Bc all iPhone users know, you have to give permission to apps to integrate with iOS And you all may want to note that this Google's doing.. Not Facebook's How do you feel about facial recognition on FB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 How do you feel about facial recognition on FB? A computer program that recognizes faces? It's cutting-edge technology Why? Is there some kind of scare-tactic behind all this? You silly Americans and your reaction to new things... Technology separates us from the monkeys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Wonder Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 As if the government doesn't already do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock & Roll Hall of Game Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 As if the government doesn't already do this. Dammit Austin! Everyone keep calm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vibeology Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 A computer program that recognizes faces? It's cutting-edge technology Why? Is there some kind of scare-tactic behind all this? You silly Americans and your reaction to new things... Technology separates us from the monkeys And slowly turns us into cyborgs...great. I'm quite happy to be a human thanks I'm not saying all technology is bad, its our over-reliance/integration with it that's my problem. Being "cutting-edge" doesn't necessarily mean its best for mankind, imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vibeology Posted August 12, 2014 Share Posted August 12, 2014 As if the government doesn't already do this. Everyone knows Mark Zuckerburg is a government drone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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