+Sky King 36 Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 This makes me a little uncomofrtable, so I have to ask. Why, specifically, does the Groundspeak android app need the following permission: Your Personal Information: read contact data Quote
+Sol seaker Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 I can't say with 100% certainty, but I would imagine it would need it to access your account or to confirm that you are the user. It seems to be standard procedure with most apps these days though. I couldn't believe everything they wanted to access when I downloaded Google Maps. YIKES!!! (I wouldn't ask THIS guy permission!!) Quote
+B+L Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 (edited) This makes me a little uncomofrtable, so I have to ask. Why, specifically, does the Groundspeak android app need the following permission: Your Personal Information: read contact data According to Groundpeak, it is to allow you search for caches near locations in your contacts. See here. Edited March 1, 2011 by B+L Quote
+GeoGeeBee Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 This makes me a little uncomofrtable, so I have to ask. Why, specifically, does the Groundspeak android app need the following permission: Your Personal Information: read contact data According to Groundpeak, it is to allow you search for caches near locations in your contacts. See here. So if I'm going to visit Fred on Saturday, I can look and see if there are any caches near Fred's house? That's pretty cool, I didn't know it could do that. Quote
+Sky King 36 Posted March 1, 2011 Author Posted March 1, 2011 Ah, yes, there's an "import from contacts" button on the "Search By Location" screen that you can use to pull an address out of your contacts. BTW, google maps uses that so that when you start typing in the search field, it starts to autopopulate the drop down with your contacts. Quote
+JYoungman Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 This makes me a little uncomofrtable, so I have to ask. Why, specifically, does the Groundspeak android app need the following permission: Your Personal Information: read contact data According to Groundpeak, it is to allow you search for caches near locations in your contacts. See here. So if I'm going to visit Fred on Saturday, I can look and see if there are any caches near Fred's house? That's pretty cool, I didn't know it could do that. That is correct. Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.