tell you what I don't like about this new phone - it's not for the paranoid

Feeling a bit left out on the app front, I've searched for things other people have shown me that impressed me. I got many of these from the google-store-thingy that's on the phone but couldn't find a magnifier before I grew bored of scrolling through countless games and other s**te.

So I found one through the browser, and downloaded it. When I went to install it, the phione asked me if I'm happy to give the program full access to the internet plus a couple of other queries to which I'd normally answer No, and it gave me no option to refuse any individual thing: it's either accept everything or go without. So I've gone without - because I'm paranoid - but now I'm wondering about all the progs I got from the playstore-thingy. Does downloading an app grant tacit permission to the world to snoop on me? Yes, I'm aware that Google does that on my PC too.

I may just uninstall everything and just use it as a text-sending device, like the old cheap one. Modern tech: I'm just not made for it.

Posted By: Sugbad The Bad on September 6th 2012 at 21:01:01

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tell you what I don't like about this new phone - it's not for the paranoid (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Sep 6, 21:01:01
- 9999/10000 it's fine. (General Chat) - Arganth, Sep 6, 21:07:03
  - that's reassuring, but not quite enough for me to go with it (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Sep 6, 21:12:08
    - Get yourself an antivirus on it. (General Chat) - Arganth, Sep 6, 21:16:07
      - why would a magnifier need to update itself? (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Sep 6, 21:19:08
      - I put avast on before owt else! (n/m) (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Sep 6, 21:16:49
    - was there alot of media pressure suggs,? questions raised in the house of commons,etc? (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 6, 21:14:16
      - yes there was. (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Sep 6, 21:15:53
        
        it's best to be honest in these circumstances,will it be front page news in the redtops (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 6, 21:19:08
        
        it'll say "Suggers finally buys modern moby. Now we'll know when he has a shit. Hoorah!!" (n/m) (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Sep 6, 21:20:05
        
        well i've got a nokia 2610,i'm more of a luddite than you.ner. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 6, 21:22:21
        
        feeling the need to try out an app, I just went outside to chek my Night Sky thingy (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Sep 6, 21:27:17
        
        ha ha (n/m) (General Chat) - Tricky Hawes, Sep 6, 21:42:51
        
        any paparazzi in the trees? (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 6, 21:37:34

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