Why so much permission? Browser / app question

[sillyrabbitt123]

I am loading up a few apps and I am reading the permissions dolphin or firefox wants and i am like WTH... why give it so much access to my info? anyone else feel this way? also if you install and app and then uninstall does that app still have access to your data and if so how do i stop that?
thanks for any insight.

 

[nsa_sailor]

From Google Play Firefox:

This app has access to:
Device & app history
read your Web bookmarks and history
Identity
find accounts on the device
add or remove accounts
Location
precise location (GPS and network-based)
Photos/Media/Files
test access to protected storage
modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
Camera/Microphone
take pictures and videos
record audio
Other
read sync statistics
create accounts and set passwords
run at startup
view network connections
prevent device from sleeping
control Near Field Communication
install shortcuts
use accounts on the device
uninstall shortcuts
toggle sync on and off
modify system settings
full network access
read sync settings
control vibration

What ones are you objecting to?

 

[sillyrabbitt123]

I will start here in this order importance...

Camera/Microphone- take pictures and videos record audio

Identity find accounts on the device add or remove accounts

Other
use accounts on the device

 

[nsa_sailor]

See this page:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-firefox-android-use-permissions-it-requests

 

[sillyrabbitt123]

See this page:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-firefox-android-use-permissions-it-requests

yeah i found that too, thanks. still doesnt make me feel better. i would like to not have the browser have access to the camera or microphone etc...

i am sure stock does but i have no choice there basically.