The social network silently logged Android users» call and text histories, didn't tell anyone about it, got caught and now claims that
Android users consented to it all along and that every other online service does it too.
Not exact matches
It seemed to have been done without explicit
consent, though Facebook says it collected such data only from
Android users who specifically allowed it to do so — for instance, by agreeing to permissions when installing Facebook.
As if the situation couldn't get any worse, several
Android users have also recently discovered that Facebook has been collecting information on calls and SMS all this time without their
consent.
It seemed to have been done without explicit
consent, though Facebook says it collected such data only from
Android users who specifically allowed it to do so for instance, by agreeing to permissions when installing Facebook.
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As if the situation couldn't get any worse, several
Android users have also recently discovered that Facebook has been collecting information on calls and SMS all this time without their
consent.
It seemed to have been done without explicit
consent, though Facebook says it collected such data only from
Android users who specifically allowed it to do so - for instance, by agreeing to permissions when installing Facebook.
As a result of this accessibility clickjacking malware threat to
Android users, hackers would be able to access all text - based information, and take automated access through other applications without
user consent.