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Re:Facebook, Flickr, others accused of reading text messages by snupples on Monday February 27, 2012 @02:29PM (#3640265)
Well it's not exactly "stealing" when the app is forced to tell you upfront what it's going to "Edit SMS or MMS, read SMS or MMS, receive SMS". How more explicit can you be?
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Re:Facebook, Flickr, others accused of reading text messages by tjoff on Monday February 27, 2012 @05:27PM (#3640930)
As much stealing as if the waiter borrowing your credit-card at a restaurant decided to clean your bank account instead of charging for your meal.

But anyway, that is besides the point. The point is that google forces me to trust the waiter when there is no reason for it.

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Re:Facebook, Flickr, others accused of reading text messages by snupples on Tuesday February 28, 2012 @08:11PM (#3645912)
In Facebook's case I absolutely do not trust the waiter. I'm glad Google tells me what the waiter has access to.
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