Starbucks app can take photos and video at will [View all]
Last edited Mon Jan 13, 2020, 05:43 PM - Edit history (1)
Before I download an app to my phone I always check the permissions it requires from the system. I have an Android os above 6.0 so I can choose to block permissions I don't want to allow but many phones, maybe most phones, cannot.
I decided to check out the Statbucks app because it's been used by millions for years; I finally gave in. When I checked the permissions, it requires unlimited access to your contacts to read, write and delete as well as the camera to take both photos and video. The Starbucks privacy statement makes the argument that it needs your contacts in case you want to send a gift card. It's a weak argument but at least it's an argument. BUT... it says absolutely nothing about why they would need your camera to take photos and video.
Question: Does anyone have any idea why Starbucks would need to have unlimited access to your camera to take photos or video anytime without your knowledge? I can't.
On edit: the contacts permission default is read only.
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