Flashlight issue - bullshit?

[george]

[3ABXO3]

Я в компутерах ни бум-бум, но мой булщит-радар перегрузился.

[mrskhris]

http://www.snopes.com/computer/internet/flashlight.asp

[george]

http://www.snopes.com/computer/internet/flashlight.asp

Thanks.
Карашо сказал:

All in all, as the Guardian noted, "developers are often asking for far greater power over a user's device, in order to collect data and sell it on to marketers and ad networks. It's the latest reminder that if you're not paying for an app, its business model may well involve selling your data." Or, as Jeff Werner of the Northwest Florida Daily News observed:

Personally, I'm inclined to believe that there are apps out there that are sending personal data to places where that data has no business going, [but] I would be surprised if it was limited to flashlight apps. At the end of the day, it's important for you to make your own decisions. Be informed, but don't believe every last thing you see or read on the Internet. When it comes to your smartphone, because of the unique nature of the data it contains, and the sites that many of us access with it, be very careful which apps you choose to install. The fewer apps you select, and the more mainstream they are, the less vulnerable you will be to theft of your data.