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on Monday February 24 2014, @05:00PM
from the don't-click-ok-to-accept-the-eula dept.
from the don't-click-ok-to-accept-the-eula dept.
andrew writes:
"Alternet.org reports recent updates to terms of conditions for Bank of Americas cell phone app and Capital Ones new credit card contract have given banks unsettling new abilities. These privileges include the authority to access to your phone microphone and camera or even showing up at your workplace and home unannounced at any time.
From the the article:
We're witnessing a new era of fascism, where corporations are creating intrusive and over-bearing terms and conditions that customers click to agree to without even reading.
As a result, corporations in America have acquired king-like power, while we're the poor serfs that must abide by their every rule or else."
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(Score: 2) by frojack on Monday February 24 2014, @05:46PM
Agreed.
Didn't mean to suggest this wasn't a real problem, (and its not just limited to Android).
Just this article, taking a bit from here, mixing in a bit from there, stirring in a bit of conspiracy theory, and trying to make more of it than it is.
Google made a (probably mistaken) preliminary release of an API to manage permissions on a much more granular level, and they will probably be forced into doing a full release of these after the fact permission denial tools. It can't come too soon if you ask me.
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