Anyone use the Zombaio App for Android (or BB, iPhone, Win)? - GoFuckYourself.com

Jim_Gunn · 05-14-2011, 08:30 AM

Just curious if anyone else uses these? They have an app for every major smartphone platform to check your stats. As with many Android apps, the permissions one must allow are very broad, maybe overly broad.

Storage: Modify & delete SD card contents
Network comunication: Full Internet Access
Phone Calls: Read phone state & identity

Think it's safe to install?

candyflip · 05-14-2011, 08:37 AM

I use it. No issues.

And those are three pretty basic requirements that most apps need to install.

Storage: probably because you can now load apps to SD
Network: obviously it needs to connect to the internet
Phone Calls: it needs to know if the phone rings so that it can allow you to switch from app to phone call

ottopottomouse · 05-14-2011, 08:41 AM

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Storage: Modify & delete SD card contents

it wants to save stuff

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Network comunication: Full Internet Access

how else will it look stuff up?

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Phone Calls: Read phone state & identity

phone state and phone identity aren't separated out. It could just need to know to get out of the way if you receive a call rather than wanting to harvest your number and imei etc.

d-null · 05-14-2011, 09:32 AM

those seem like pretty minimal permissions

the apps that want your contact lists are the ones I wonder about, and there are many that ask for that out there

05-14-2011, 08:30 AM	#1
Jim_Gunn Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Where The Teens Are Posts: 5,702	Anyone use the Zombaio App for Android (or BB, iPhone, Win)? Just curious if anyone else uses these? They have an app for every major smartphone platform to check your stats. As with many Android apps, the permissions one must allow are very broad, maybe overly broad. Storage: Modify & delete SD card contents Network comunication: Full Internet Access Phone Calls: Read phone state & identity Think it's safe to install?

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candyflip Carpe Visio Industry Role: Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: New York Posts: 43,061	I use it. No issues. And those are three pretty basic requirements that most apps need to install. Storage: probably because you can now load apps to SD Network: obviously it needs to connect to the internet Phone Calls: it needs to know if the phone rings so that it can allow you to switch from app to phone call __________________ Spend you some brain. Email Me Last edited by candyflip; 05-14-2011 at 08:39 AM..

05-14-2011, 09:32 AM	#4
d-null . . . Industry Role: Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: NY Posts: 13,724	those seem like pretty minimal permissions the apps that want your contact lists are the ones I wonder about, and there are many that ask for that out there