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		mgulaid on Jan 28, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Facebook can now read your texts http://imgur.com/W09C9uO Twitter is doing the same. It requests access to contacts list, SMS, phone call, phone Identity. I noticed the same and stopped updating. Andiord should enable users to control apps.

sitkack on Feb 3, 2014 [–]

It is a ridiculous and I would say blatant insult to users and their security to not firewall off apps. I really, really don't understand it.

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