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Yeah, I don't think that

Submitted by ryan on Tue, Aug 27, 2013 - 1:55pm.

Yeah, I don't think that looks like a good idea. Maybe if you work very hard, you can stay private from them, but I'd rather not have to have software on my phone that is my enemy.

My advice would be to not use closed-source apps. Closed-source apps are also my enemy, especially if they can update themselves! Who knows what the next update will bring? I guess it's supposed to ask you if it needs escalated privileges, but something like "internet access" might be okay to grant the first time around, but then an update comes along that misuses that internet access, and you don't have a chance to veto it or inspect what it's doing.

To me, if there isn't an open-source app for that, there isn't an app for that. I don't need Angry Birds that bad.

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