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Depends on what sort of permissions FB asks for on install.

My suspicion is that they'll want everything they can get their hands on (location at a minimum). Eventually, they're going to want to replace your phonebook, etc.

The sad thing is, people will just let them.



> Depends on what sort of permissions FB asks for on install.

That's the nice thing about being pre-installed on Android: there's no asking for permission.

(And you get access to SIGNATURE_OR_SYSTEM permissions, too.)


Do I trust Google with that information? I used to and now it's probably too late.

Do I trust FB with that information? Oh, hells no.


That's a really interesting point. I wonder where the permissions are covered in the preinstalled case. Some fine print somewhere I'm sure.


They definitely want to replace your phone book. Perhaps even your address book (take me to where Jon R's office - even Siri would balk b/c you likely would not have his office address in your addy book).

If the accuracy was high, these would be killer features for many people.




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