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General understanding is that these APP algorithms are powerful and recommended to be humanized. But what if you haven’t searched for related topics on this app at all? Think about it, is it terrible to think about it carefully?
A reasonable guess is that these APPs are eavesdropping on your life! The premise of this possibility is that some APPs apply for many sensitive permissions that do not match the actual functions. Among them, many APPs are "retailed APPs" that we use every day. More than 60% of
APPs are "not honest". Many people are using
html On March 27, the Shanghai Consumer Council released the evaluation results for 39 commonly used mobile apps in online shopping, travel and lifestyle involving personal information rights.review found that more than 60% of APPs are "not honest". The main problem with these APPs is that they have applied for a lot of sensitive permissions, but the actual functions are completely inseparable from these information. What's more, 9 of the APPs were criticized by name because they had been "repeated and unresolved" for a long time. These 9 models are: Jumei, Beibei, 官网 , TripAdvisor, China Car Rental, Yihi Car Rental, Ele.me , Baidu Nuomi, and Guevara Life.
Ele.me is suspected of reading call records
"Ele.me" has applied for 11 permissions, including making calls, calendars, etc. When testing the new version, experts found that the dialing and calendar permissions in the old version were deleted, but the "Read Call History" permission was added. Netizens said, I just want to order a takeaway, why do you have to look at my calendar and call?
In response to this, Ele.me responded that the permission "was launched without knowing it and was removed from the line on March 22."
Guevara, Qyer, Shenzhou Car Rental, etc. to apply for unnecessary permissions
, and the corresponding functions are not found in the three permissions applied for by "Guevara". Guevara responded that the above three permissions have been cancelled in the new version released on March 26. "Jumei" applied for 12 permissions, but experts believe that address book and calendar permissions are not necessary. Among the 8 permissions applied for by "Beibei", the microphone permissions were not discovered during actual use. The phone and address book permissions applied for by "Quick Travel", the phone permissions applied for by "Trade Advisor", the phone permissions applied for by "Shenzhou Car Rental", the monitoring of outbound phones and resetting the path and microphone of outbound phones have not been found in the corresponding functions.
Baidu Nuomi directly obtains all permissions without asking
The most domineering ones are Baidu Nuomi. Other APPs can ask before calling permissions. Baidu Nuomi even saves this link, which is simple and crude, and installing means getting all permissions.
"Calendar" exposes life and work
Perhaps everyone is familiar with the user's SMS, microphone, phone number, address book, location and other permissions, but what are the permissions for calendars?
In fact, many users will use the calendar function to record work arrangements, itineraries and other sensitive matters, involving personal privacy and commercial secrets. In other words, the closeness of calendar permissions and personal privacy is sometimes higher than that of address books and other permissions!
result, even some apps try every means to get these privacy.
In response to this, the relevant companies said in response to the Shanghai Consumer Protection Committee that the request for calendar permissions can facilitate consumers to understand the "big promotion" information.
, but relevant experts pointed out that the corresponding functions can be fully implemented through background push, and there is no need to obtain and call calendar permissions.
Shanghai Consumer Protection Committee believes that the possibility and risks brought to consumers by calendar permissions are greater than the convenience they bring to consumers. The scenarios brought to consumers by online shopping platforms using calendar permissions can be replaced by other technical means.
According to this, the Shanghai Consumer Protection Committee recommends:
. If consumers often use calendars to record sensitive matters, they should be authorized with caution in the APP’s calendar permissions.. If APP developers do not have any need, it is recommended not to use mobile calendar permissions as much as possible.becomes a "transparent person" and is killed by " killing "! There are too many risks
So someone asked, what are the risks of privacy leakage?
1. Personal privacy will face great risk of leakage
. If the platform wants to get more personal data, some will secretly play the edge ball, either retrieve permissions that are not related to the function, or secretly steal it by setting "overlord terms".
Therefore, personal identity information, personal property information, personal common equipment information, personal education work information, facial features, personal location information, etc., are all exposed, and users become "transparent people".
2. Information is sold and vulnerable to illegal infringement.
has not finished yet after it is leaked. Perhaps, a personal information trading industry chain has been formed: sellers sell, and online companies collect and package them with the help of software.
Then, various telemarketing sales such as real estate agents and loan agents began to bombard you.
This is not over. Maybe your private information such as your phone name, meal ordering address, contact number and other privacy information will be further exploited by criminals, and more illegal infringement will follow.
3. There is a risk of being killed by " big data "
The survey results of the big data "killing old customers" issue released by the Beijing Consumer Association on March 27 showed that the vast majority of the respondents believed that "killing old customers" were common in big data, and half of the respondents said that they had encountered "killing old customers", and consumption platforms such as online shopping platforms, online travel and online car-hailing are the "hard-hit areas".
Survey found that two experience personnel booked a hotel through Fliggy Travel Network at the same time and found that old users had high prices and did not enjoy discounts. Behind the "big data kills old customers" is the privacy of users who "run naked".
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