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Re:A list of all Android permissions by octo_t on Monday October 03, 2016 @05:54AM (#12626246)
not an android user, but plenty of iOS apps want to access the camera for 'ease of use' things.

* Banking apps/shopping want access to the camera to scan your debit/credit/gift cards, instead of having to type it out.

* messaging apps/email etc want access to the camera so you can msg/email photos

* games that are vaguely 'social' and want to have a real photo of you as an in-game avatar etc.

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Re:A list of all Android permissions by pdkl95 on Monday October 03, 2016 @09:00AM (#12627090)
> Banking apps/shopping want access to the camera to scan your debit/credit/gift cards, instead of having to type it out.

I forgot about that type of use, which makes the camera usage rate a lot more reasonable.

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