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Android Software Privacy
Like all Cox customer's I was offered the Security Suite including online back up with mobile sync. In reading what settings the Android program uses it includes access to or the ability to modify a number of aspects of control like shutdown, etc. but also
Your social information
read your contacts
modify your contacts
Why?
Cox is unlikely to have written the program but got something "Off the shelf." but Cox can tell any developers that they have to respect Cox customer's privacy if they want Cox to offer their software to Cox customers.
I guess this fall under a philosophical not technical question. Slippery slope and all.
Thanks for listening.
Trikein
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Well if you want it to sync your contacts (both phone, google, facebook, etc) the app needs access to those things. I would be more curious why it needs the ability to shut your phone down. Honestly though, I wouldn't get near that "made in china" software with a 10foot pole, so privacy would be the least of my concerns. There are many other backup and sync apps.
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