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Re:Amazon Echo Show by sib on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @04:04PM (#14303371)
Mobile operators can scan your SMS messages just as Google can scan Gmail (etc.)...
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Re:Amazon Echo Show by tjoff on Tuesday May 09, 2017 @04:40PM (#14303621)
That is true but quite beside the point. If that was my only worry I'd have much less friction to install random spyw-ehm messaging apps.

(I believe that operators generally have much tighter regulations and laws governing what they could actually do with that, but regardless - besides the point)

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Re:Amazon Echo Show by maneesh on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @07:45AM (#14307445)
how is it besides the point? It feels like your whole point...
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Re:Amazon Echo Show by tonylemesmer on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @09:13AM (#14307864)
There are other privacy concerns with messaging apps: e.g. harvesting of contacts, access to media and photos and camera on your device etc. Perhaps he/she means those.
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Re:Amazon Echo Show by tjoff on Wednesday May 10, 2017 @09:56AM (#14308185)
Exactly, random example, whatsapp requires over 30 permissions on android. A fraction of those are reasonable.
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