Edit: to clarify, is it going to scan my phone for credit card info and contacts etc.

  • Curious Canid@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    This is a huge red flag. Unless they have a strong reason to believe otherwise no one should ever install an app with permissions like that.

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      1 year ago

      Isn’t WeChat the app that is used for everything in China? It’s not just a communication app. So yes, there is more than one reason for it. A lot of its probably required to perform so many functions, but also they are collecting everything on you too.

      • mydogisapotato@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Yeah it does quite literally everything, so the permissions make a bit more sense. For me, living in China, I’d be crippled not having it. I use it to book travel, pay bills, talk, register for services, book a doctor’s appointment, pay for goods, use it as a login for other apps. The list goes on ad infinitum. If you’re using it as a chat app, you’re paying Ferrari price (in user data) for an electric scooter.