Sitting in my car waiting for a ping and bored to tears, I decided to have a good look at exactly what access Uber has to my phone. I may be slow on the uptake, but it is rather more than just the microphone, camera, and contacts.
The list includes the following; phone - directly call phone numbers. Read phone status and identity. Location. My personal information - read my contact card. My accounts - add or remove accounts, use accounts on the device. Storage - modify or delete the contents of my SD card. Camera - take pictures and videos. Network communication - full network access. My messages - read my text messages ( SMS or Mms) receive text messages (SMS) send SMS messages. My social information - read my contacts. System tools - modify system settings. Network communication - receive data from Internet, view network connections, view Wi- Fi connections. My accounts - finds accounts on the device, read Google configuration. And to top it off , Storage - read the contents of my SD card.
It seems to me, not being a technology wiz kid, to be rather excessive - in fact highly intrusive. It appears that they have full access and potential control to every part of my phone. Can anyone advise how to disable most of this "access" I can't see how to do it, as it is no where to do so, that I can find.
Correct me if I am wrong, but don't sign in to UP if you you have Uber open and if you have not signed out, if you value your privacy.
The list includes the following; phone - directly call phone numbers. Read phone status and identity. Location. My personal information - read my contact card. My accounts - add or remove accounts, use accounts on the device. Storage - modify or delete the contents of my SD card. Camera - take pictures and videos. Network communication - full network access. My messages - read my text messages ( SMS or Mms) receive text messages (SMS) send SMS messages. My social information - read my contacts. System tools - modify system settings. Network communication - receive data from Internet, view network connections, view Wi- Fi connections. My accounts - finds accounts on the device, read Google configuration. And to top it off , Storage - read the contents of my SD card.
It seems to me, not being a technology wiz kid, to be rather excessive - in fact highly intrusive. It appears that they have full access and potential control to every part of my phone. Can anyone advise how to disable most of this "access" I can't see how to do it, as it is no where to do so, that I can find.
Correct me if I am wrong, but don't sign in to UP if you you have Uber open and if you have not signed out, if you value your privacy.