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Everyone going to World Cup must have this app, experts are sounding the alarm

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Re: Everyone going to World Cup must have this app, experts are sounding the alarm

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A fair bit of fear mongering and false news here… almost all of these permissions are not possible on an iPhone / and likely not even possible on modern android!

Android and iOS have almost equal market share in Norway. Worldwide Android is a lot bigger (~70%). This affects most people, just not in the US.

Re: Everyone going to World Cup must have this app, experts are sounding the alarm

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> Security experts believe Qatar's required mobile app will be like giving the World Cup country's authorities the key to your house.

Qatar would be just a small player in this field. Other security agencies and security incumbents are surely having fun with the app. Prepare for a world cup full of advisories.

Re: Everyone going to World Cup must have this app, experts are sounding the alarm

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post #3

A fair bit of fear mongering and false news here… almost all of these permissions are not possible on an iPhone / and likely not even possible on modern android!

Android and iOS have almost equal market share in Norway. Worldwide Android is a lot bigger (~70%). This affects most people, just not in the US.

You can’t grant access on iOS “to view / edit / delete all/any data”, that’s physically not possible, even with the hidden SDKs that only select parties have access to.
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