Re:Facebook disabling messaging in its mobile web app to pus...
by maccard on Saturday June 04, 2016 @05:08AM
(#11835615)
What data can yhet get from having messenger as an app rather than a website? They already have my list of contacts, all the messages I've sent, they can store my message as I type it through their website. I just don't understand!
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Re:Facebook disabling messaging in its mobile web app to pus...
by r3bl on Saturday June 04, 2016 @06:07AM
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Your GPS location (if you have it turned on), your SMS messages, your call logs, your phone's storage, your camera, your mic... Just read the permissions: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.facebook.o...
I've never had a Facebook app on any of my phones and I will never install one.
Worth pointing out: Luckily, my phone came without Facebook apps preinstalled, so I had the choice of seeing what Facebook wants to access. Other people don't even have that chance since it comes preinstalled in most of the cases.
Re:Facebook disabling messaging in its mobile web app to pus...
by maccard on Saturday June 04, 2016 @06:09AM
(#11835744)
But they have that data through their regular Facebook app (I wonder if that's next).
Also I'm on iOS so I can deny access to Gps/location/camera/mic and there's no way to access my message history.
Thanks for the reply though!
Re:Facebook disabling messaging in its mobile web app to pus...
by Karlozkiller on Saturday June 04, 2016 @08:22AM
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That's exactly why many don't run the official Facebook either. There are third party apps using the web-interface meant to sandbox Facebook so they can't gather all information. Up until now those web-interfaces have also been able to use the chat though. And you can still do that with some quick apps made to work around this block by facebook.