Facebook Messenger

 How much of your privacy are you giving away? Do you want your phone to record audio without your permission? Do you want photo's taken without your knowledge?

The Insidiousness of Facebook Messenger's Mobile App Terms of Service

The Facebook Messenger app is a standalone version of the instant chat feature within the social network. You can easily access this within the Facebook app on your mobile device, but opening the full application also requires more memory, bandwidth, and battery life. As a result, Facebook offers this one feature as a standalone app in which you can instantly chat with your Facebook friends without having to launch the full Facebook app.
If you're one of those 1,000,000,000 people who have downloaded this app, take a moment to read the following. I've posted, word for word, a few of the most aggressive app permission you've accepted.

• Allows the app to change the state of network connectivity


• Allows the app to call phone numbers without your intervention. This may result in unexpected charges or calls. Malicious apps may cost you money by making calls without your confirmation.


• Allows the app to send SMS messages. This may result in unexpected charges. Malicious apps may cost you money by sending messages without your confirmation.


• Allows the app to record audio with microphone. This permission allows the app to record audio at any time without your confirmation.


• Allows the app to take pictures and videos with the camera. This permission allows the app to use the camera at any time without your confirmation.


• Allows the app to read you phone's call log, including data about incoming and outgoing calls. This permission allows apps to save your call log data, and malicious apps may share call log data without your knowledge.


• Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your phone, including the frequency with which you've called, emailed, or communicated in other ways with specific individuals.


• Allows the app to read personal profile information stored on your device, such as your name and contact information. This means the app can identify you and may send your profile information to others.


• Allows the app to access the phone features of the device. This permission allows the app to determine the phone number and device IDs, whether a call is active, and the remote number connected by a call.


• Allows the app to get a list of accounts known by the phone. This may include any accounts created by applications you have installed. 
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