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I was seriously looking at the Goluk T2 Dashcam until I looked at the permissions required to run their Android app. It looks like Goluk wants ALL permissions available and installing it gives he the ability to make phone calls, reroute outgoing calls, send text messages, access all files, retrieve your contacts, record audio, create accounts, modify system settings, monitor your precise location and set passwords. That's just a partial list. I'm not particularly paranoid about app permissions, but in this case the list is alarming.
By contrast the DDpai app has a much shorter list of permissions and the ones listed seem to be genuinely needed. Unfortunately the DDpai Mini 2 doesn't have a removable mount.
WTF does Goluk need all this for? If someone from the company is reading this, you've just lost a sale.
Here's the full list of Goluk's permissions from Google Play:
Version V1.2.6 can access:
Device & app history
By contrast the DDpai app has a much shorter list of permissions and the ones listed seem to be genuinely needed. Unfortunately the DDpai Mini 2 doesn't have a removable mount.
WTF does Goluk need all this for? If someone from the company is reading this, you've just lost a sale.
Here's the full list of Goluk's permissions from Google Play:
Version V1.2.6 can access:
Device & app history
- retrieve running apps
- read sensitive log data
- change/intercept network settings and traffic
- find accounts on the device
- add or remove accounts
- find accounts on the device
- read your contacts
- approximate location (network-based)
- precise location (GPS and network-based)
- read your text messages (SMS or MMS)
- receive text messages (SMS)
- send SMS messages
- edit your text messages (SMS or MMS)
- directly call phone numbers
- modify phone state
- reroute outgoing calls
- read call log
- read phone status and identity
- access USB storage filesystem
- read the contents of your USB storage
- modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
- read the contents of your USB storage
- modify or delete the contents of your USB storage
- take pictures and videos
- record audio
- view Wi-Fi connections
- read phone status and identity
- access checkin properties
- power device on or off
- full license to interact across users
- close other apps
- adjust your wallpaper size
- read Home settings and shortcuts
- view network connections
- create accounts and set passwords
- read battery statistics
- pair with Bluetooth devices
- send sticky broadcast
- change system display settings
- change network connectivity
- connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi
- disable your screen lock
- expand/collapse status bar
- full network access
- close other apps
- change your audio settings
- run at startup
- set wallpaper
- draw over other apps
- use accounts on the device
- control vibration
- prevent device from sleeping
- modify system settings
- install shortcuts
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