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Why does Qumu PDF Content Viewer need full network access?

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my1stSmartPhone

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Does anyone have an idea why Qumu PDF Content Viewer need full network access? I submitted an email to support and was sent a link to their support site. A search of their knowledgebase turned up nothing, and even though I created an account, I apparently cannot access the forums.
 
Hmmm, OK. I get a better sense of the level at which these permissions work, from your response. Thanks.

It also seems that my question made it to a support person. The explanation is "content is still encrypted while playback". I have requested clarification.
 
I'm going to go with @mikedt's idea.

Upon launch, QUMU asks for network access - but it doesn't actually talk to anything at that point or during any actual PDF reading.

Would be interesting to see what the double talk answer is all about.

Unless it has to do with digitally signed documents or passwords or something.
 
Give it a bad rating then mate. I don't know if it's free or paid but poor support is inexcusable imo regardless (although from their reply you posted, it sounds like maybe a language barrier)
EDIT I just read the app description and see they've made the code open source so I doubt you have anything to worry about? Emon?
 
funkylogik said:
Give it a bad rating then mate. I don't know if it's free or paid but poor support is inexcusable imo regardless (although from their reply you posted, it sounds like maybe a language barrier)
EDIT I just read the app description and see they've made the code open source so I doubt you have anything to worry about? Emon?
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I monitored the network and found nothing wrong with it at all.

However, personally...
chanchan05 said:
Try sticking to more trusted names. Foxit, Adobe, ezPDF,
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This is what I do.
 
@funkylogik: I really don't want to downgrade an app that works well and is offered free just for lack of support. It's not that big a deal because of my use of CM's Privacy Guard. As for trusting open source....you have a point. It's one consideration, though not a magic bullet. How effective it is depends on the size of the user base, which determines the likelihood that someone will catch any undesirable functionality. I feel that the benefits emerge when the user base is *very* large. After all, how many of us actually check compiled code against the source? Especially if the compiled code differs for each phone?

@chanchan05: About the other PDF readers....I'm not really near the threshold of being fed up with my current choice.

@EarlyMon: Thanks for checking out the app's network activity.
 
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