I’ve hesitated before installing the official Twitter app for Android:
2 thoughts on “Does Twitter for Android really need all these permissions?”
Tim,
It seems to me that Twitter is fulfilling its full disclosure resposibilities quite well. However, I’m sure the warnings will discourage some potential users.
Cheers,
–rj
@Roger Jennings,
Roger,
this has nothing to do with disclosure responsibilities but is a feature of Android. Each app displays permission requests at installation time.
Tim,
It seems to me that Twitter is fulfilling its full disclosure resposibilities quite well. However, I’m sure the warnings will discourage some potential users.
Cheers,
–rj
@Roger Jennings,
Roger,
this has nothing to do with disclosure responsibilities but is a feature of Android. Each app displays permission requests at installation time.