Oregon Trail Game Permissions

[tygger]

I was going to install this game, but the permissions seem fishy.

Why would it need permission to:

1. Your Message - edit SMS or MMS, read SMS or MMS, receive SMS

2. Your Personal Information - read contact data

Thanks

 

[amlothi]

It shouldn't.

 

[Tre Lawrence]

Weird... does it involve playing with friends and/or chatting during gameplay?

 

[tygger]

Not that I know of...

 

[OstrichSaK]

Bummer... I was all excited when I saw there was an Oregon Trail game. Not now that I see it wants access to info it has zero need for. Ugh.

 

[alostpacket]

Sometimes games use SMS to send unlock codes -- no idea if that's the case here.


As always, feel free to check out my permission/security guide:

http://androidforums.com/android-ap...ps-avoid-viruses-guide-those-new-android.html




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