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Re:A list of all Android permissions by throwawayReply on Monday October 03, 2016 @06:11AM (#12626293)
It's READ_PHONE_STATE that worries me, correct me if I'm wrong but isn't that phone meta-data? (Who is calling, when, etc?)
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Re:A list of all Android permissions by BellsOnSunday on Monday October 03, 2016 @06:59AM (#12626434)
You need this ominous sounding permission to intervene and pause an app when a call comes in.
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