Precauções do Lauren Weinstein ... Originally shared by Lauren Weinstein Regarding Google's new Datally app and Google Permissions: Google has introduced a new app called Datally to help optimize mobile and Wi-Fi data usage. It apparently is quite good at these tasks. I installed it briefly and then uninstalled it. Why? Because I am not comfortable with its extensive permission requirements -- including having to install its own VPN. Even as a trusted Google app, I'm uncomfortable because the Android (and Google more generally) permission set has gotten ever more complex and convoluted, despite Google's attempts at improvement over the years. Frankly, I'm installing very few new apps and deleting many that I have long used. I've also sharply reduced my use of Google federated login at other sites, due to similar concerns about account data sharing complexities. This is not to suggest that Google is doing anything wrong here per se, given the complexities of the e...
