Today’s Business writes today that Facebook can read SMS messages.
Tina Kulow, Facebooks communications director for Northern Europe rejects in a reply to DN that they read SMS messages, but confirms that they use the contact list on the phone to verify that the phone number belongs to the user.
Director, Consumer Council, Find Myrstad, pointing out that this is strictly not new, but something Facebook introduced when messaging service Messenger was spun off as a separate app last spring.
Dismay
A reorganization that created much discontent as Facebook forced their users to download Facebook Messenger to read and send messages via the social network. Two Facebook apps instead one.
Many reacted to the Messenger app demanded permission to read, send and edit SMS on Android phones.
Jan Fredriksson in Facebooks Scandinavian PR agency stated the time to Teknofil.no, that “there is for example the phrase” READ_SMS “which not , though it sounds like it gives the app to read the user’s SMS is. It is instead about being able to verify the account in case the user will restore it. “
The Danish Consumer Council” Tænk “said Facebooks Android App requested too many permissions, and protested the requirement for access to SMS messages understand the Irish Inspectorate. Facebook has its European headquarters in Ireland.
Rejected complaint
A complaint the Irish Inspectorate fall chose to reject and thus gave the green light for Facebook app SMS practices. A completely incomprehensible decision, said the Danish Consumer Council.
Myrstad and the Consumer Council is also not very excited about apps that require extensive permissions.
– Some are logical, while many apps requesting access for far more than they apparently need. Access to mailing is worrisome, as it implies that information about your friends who do not necessarily have had the opportunity to consent, also be provided.
– Facebook claims that they do not read the content of the SMS messages. Can we trust it?
– There is little reason to doubt it when we had probably heard about it as many users as Facebook has. Though I have heard those who have experienced that it appeared advertising on Facebook for a product name featured in an SMS message, but we have not gotten verified allegations.
– But Facebook should delineate the conditions so that it becomes quite clear why they need the various permissions on the phone to people, says Myrstad.
In terms of use of Facebook you can read more about what other information the social networking giant receives about you. This states for example that Facebook receives data about you every time you run Facebook, for example when you look at the timeline to another person.
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