Download With Caution: Romney, Obama Campaign Apps Have Privacy Flaws

puddingebola writes "Apps released by both the Obama and Romney campaigns have been found to have 'privacy issues.' From the article: 'Experts at GFI Software looked at the Android versions of both apps, discovering both to be surprisingly invasive. Obama for America and Mitt's VP request permissions, access to services and data and capabilities beyond their core mandate.'"

Re:Why am I not surprised?

[swillden]

Google has been hesitant to enforce a strict set of standards akin to Apple, and the results are beginning to show.

Do Apple's policies limit "the amount of pings [apps] make to various web servers"?

Re:this is what is called a "meta-joke"

[anagama]

Yep, the Democrats want us to go back to the days of racism, no rights for women, husbands beating their wives and getting away with it, no clean running water, healthcare and education for only the rich and whites, hatred towards gays and lesbians, and total deregulation for the banking system.

What has Obama done about the racist drug war?
http://www.newjimcrow.com/ [newjimcrow.com]

Where is the Democratic outcry over Obama's due process free assassination program? Even when it targets Americans?

Where is the Democratic outcry over Obama's signature on the due process free detention law?

What has Obama done about toruturers and murderers?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/aug/31/obama-justice-department-immunity-bush-cia-torturer [guardian.co.uk]

And why was it such a personal struggle for Obama to finally come to the Dick Cheney level of morality with respect to gay rights?
http://www.politico.com/politico44/2012/05/gay-gop-group-obama-took-the-cheney-position-122968.html [politico.com]

You claim the GOP is evil and Democrats are not. You are fucking liar.