Facebook is again making privacy headlines. Sources have discovered that Facebook's new Messenger app has a laughably invasive list of terms and conditions to which users must agree. What is worse is that this app replaces messaging services offered within the main Facebook app, trying to force millions of users to agree to terms no one should have agree to.
According to The Toronto Star, the app can access personal information and also take action based on the data discovered. For instance, users will allow the app to do the following:
You should not have to worry about anyone collecting information from you and also take invasive action based on that information. In contrast to Facebook Messenger, these are a few of our specs:
The benefit of a story like this about Facebook Messenger is that it is a story that could attract millions of Facebook users to take privacy concerns seriously. One of the largest social media and messaging companies in the world has taken a stand against privacy, and their users are retaliating.
What remains to be seen are two things: How many users will refuse this new Messenger app and what Facebook will do (if anything) to bring them back into the fold.
According to The Toronto Star, the app can access personal information and also take action based on the data discovered. For instance, users will allow the app to do the following:
By contrast, services like our SumRando Messenger are security-focused and privacy-protecting while still being easy to use and convenient on the go. We have gone out of our way to design an app that protects users and those they message while other services continue to force unfair terms on their users.
Call phone numbers without your intervention and sending text messages;
Record audio with the microphone, and taking photos and videos with the camera, without your confirmation;
Read your phone’s call log.
You should not have to worry about anyone collecting information from you and also take invasive action based on that information. In contrast to Facebook Messenger, these are a few of our specs:
- Two forms of encryption (AES-256 and SSL) to keep your messages secure
- No direct link between your phone number, device email address, or other identifying account; the decision on who you want to communicate with is strictly yours
- Messages automatically deleted upon logout with only 10 messages stored (if you do not clear you conversation) stored for future conversational reference.
The benefit of a story like this about Facebook Messenger is that it is a story that could attract millions of Facebook users to take privacy concerns seriously. One of the largest social media and messaging companies in the world has taken a stand against privacy, and their users are retaliating.
What remains to be seen are two things: How many users will refuse this new Messenger app and what Facebook will do (if anything) to bring them back into the fold.
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