Facebook's Android App Can Now Retrieve Data About What Apps You Use

An anonymous reader writes "Facebook on Friday released its Android launcher called Home. The company also updated its Facebook app, adding in new permissions to allow it to collect data about the apps you are running. Facebook has set up Home to interface with the main Facebook app on Android to do all the work. In fact, the main Facebook app features all the required permissions letting the Home app meekly state: 'THIS APPLICATION REQUIRES NO SPECIAL PERMISSIONS TO RUN.' As such, it’s the Facebook app that’s doing all the information collecting. It’s unclear, however, if it will do so even if Facebook Home is not installed. Facebook may simply be declaring all the permissions the Home launcher requires, meaning the app only starts collecting data if Home asks it to."

Godwin.

[tqk]

"Yeah, we know you didn't really vote this Hitler fellow to be your Fuhrer, but it's okay; the Kaiser gave it to him in an attempt to shut him up. Move along; nothing to see here."

Re:LOL, suckers...

[Chrisq]

Android is total spyware anyway - the electronic equivalent of standing on a street corner bent over with your shorts down to your ankles. Enjoy.

I have to say I didn't enjoy my Android phone half as much as your other suggestion.