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Originally Posted by pichlo View Post
Originally Posted by juiceme View Post
Actually, on an unrooted & uncompromised Android device you cannot do that much damage or leak personal information;
Really? Then why does virtually every single game my kids install on their tablets have "access to your contacts" on their permissions list?
Exactly as you say: have "access to your contacts" on their permissions list

The applications CAN get your data if it says so in their permission list.
It has been stated so many times it is a bad practice to have any random fartapp and flashlight to request full range of permissions but the only thing an user can do is to not install the application.

I'd imagine it is probably not worth for Google to enforce application developers to only request minimum permissions needed for the application to operate
 

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