scudder
Android Expert
Hello...first time ever installing/using Pulse on my EVO and was wondering if anyone experienced what I did and/or has an explanation??
After the initial install and FIRST launch of the app ever on my phone, I was looking around and getting used to the UI and all the feeds, including the Facebook options. I attempted to activate access to Pulse's "Facebook Links" and was met with a "permissions" page which I read through. There was a WHOLE LIST of permission and data access possibilities including Pulse posting things to my wall, Pulse accessing my Facebook data and information, Pulse contacting me at my Facebook email address among other permissions. I, honestly, thought that the NEED for Pulse to contact me at my Facebook email address was a bit ODD but there was an option to be contacted through an anonymous server which I did opt for. I signed into Facebook through Pulse and looked around. Everything seem fine.
I then signed OUT of Facebook on Pulse and later signed out of Facebook completely on my phone.
Later I signed back into Facebook, back into Pulse and was organizing feeds again, including Facebook access through Pulse. I saw again, as expected, the Pulse "permissions" page for access to Facebook, however, this time it was MUCH MUCH different. The request for access only had ONE SINGLE STATEMENT:
Access my data any time
Pulse may access my data when I'm not using the application
Now THIS was NOT cool. First, where did the other list of permissions go that I saw originally?? They just vanished!! Where was the statement regarding Pulse posting things to my wall?? Or accessing my data an information?? Or contacting me at my Facebook email address?? Or the option for Pulse using an anonymous address to contact me??
Secondly, this ONE, SINGLE permissions request is QUITE DIFFERENT, and MUCH MORE INVASIVE!! Can access my data at ANY TIME...and even WHEN I'm NOT USING THE APPLICATION??
So my questions are as follows: (1) what happened to the FIRST set of permission I DEFINITELY saw that has now DISAPPEARED where I could have chosen an anonymous email contact option?? and (2) why were the original permission statements replaced by this invasive one-line ANY TIME/FOR ANY REASON/WHEN YOU AREN'T LOOKING permission request??
I have never seen permissions for accessing data change WHILE THE APP WAS IN USE and (2) never saw such an all-encompassing permission request for an app. Has anyone ever come across a request like this that was THIS BROAD??? Or am I perhaps a bit ignorant to just how much "permission" some seemingly innocuous apps have to access my data??
THANKS!!
After the initial install and FIRST launch of the app ever on my phone, I was looking around and getting used to the UI and all the feeds, including the Facebook options. I attempted to activate access to Pulse's "Facebook Links" and was met with a "permissions" page which I read through. There was a WHOLE LIST of permission and data access possibilities including Pulse posting things to my wall, Pulse accessing my Facebook data and information, Pulse contacting me at my Facebook email address among other permissions. I, honestly, thought that the NEED for Pulse to contact me at my Facebook email address was a bit ODD but there was an option to be contacted through an anonymous server which I did opt for. I signed into Facebook through Pulse and looked around. Everything seem fine.
I then signed OUT of Facebook on Pulse and later signed out of Facebook completely on my phone.
Later I signed back into Facebook, back into Pulse and was organizing feeds again, including Facebook access through Pulse. I saw again, as expected, the Pulse "permissions" page for access to Facebook, however, this time it was MUCH MUCH different. The request for access only had ONE SINGLE STATEMENT:
Access my data any time
Pulse may access my data when I'm not using the application
Now THIS was NOT cool. First, where did the other list of permissions go that I saw originally?? They just vanished!! Where was the statement regarding Pulse posting things to my wall?? Or accessing my data an information?? Or contacting me at my Facebook email address?? Or the option for Pulse using an anonymous address to contact me??
Secondly, this ONE, SINGLE permissions request is QUITE DIFFERENT, and MUCH MORE INVASIVE!! Can access my data at ANY TIME...and even WHEN I'm NOT USING THE APPLICATION??
So my questions are as follows: (1) what happened to the FIRST set of permission I DEFINITELY saw that has now DISAPPEARED where I could have chosen an anonymous email contact option?? and (2) why were the original permission statements replaced by this invasive one-line ANY TIME/FOR ANY REASON/WHEN YOU AREN'T LOOKING permission request??
I have never seen permissions for accessing data change WHILE THE APP WAS IN USE and (2) never saw such an all-encompassing permission request for an app. Has anyone ever come across a request like this that was THIS BROAD??? Or am I perhaps a bit ignorant to just how much "permission" some seemingly innocuous apps have to access my data??
THANKS!!
I'd say you're wayyyyyyyy outta line but I don't take offense...apparently my CAPS and explanation points got your attention!!! Plus, would be unfair to use your word "wayyyyyy" right??
