[kictanet] [Skunkworks] Fwd: Safaricom and Internet Traffic Tampering

[Geoffrey Karani]

Wow! I have on several occasions downloaded apps that ask for all that
access and I simply click on the "Allow" button without thinking about it
(at all).

Now am thinking...

On Sat, Mar 25, 2017 at 8:41 AM, Admin CampusCiti via kictanet <
kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:

> Kevin & all
>
> I'm curious
>
> Why would any app want to do this:-
>
> SMS
>
>    - read your text messages (SMS or MMS)
>    - edit your text messages (SMS or MMS)
>
> Storage
>
>    - read the contents of your USB storage
>    - modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
>
>
> This is very serious. And it goes back to ourselves.
>
> Why would you download an app that wants permission to edit your SMS and
> other data???
>
> Why?
>
> Can someone explain to me the reason why any app would want permission to
> edit your data???
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> On 24 Mar 2017, at 4:56 PM, Kevin Kamonye via kictanet <
> kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
>
> SMS
>
>    - read your text messages (SMS or MMS)
>    - edit your text messages (SMS or MMS)
>
> Phone
>
>    - directly call phone numbers
>    - read phone status and identity
>
> Photos/Media/Files
>
>    - read the contents of your USB storage
>    - modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
>
> Storage
>
>    - read the contents of your USB storage
>    - modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
>
>
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Warm Regards,

G. Karani
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