What does Google want?

[Brockett]

A regular message on my phone is from Google. It seems to be asking for acces to my "contacts".  What is that about and is there a good reason to allow it?

[Fat Rat]

I'm sure it's fine Dave but please remove me from your contacts before you do it 

[Hugo Magnus]

 

Don't tell him Pikey


I shouldn't worry they have probably already got the info and a lot more besides.
Regards
John Smith

[kwackboy]

If you have a smart phone with Android, applications run by Google sometimes require access to other things on your phone in order to supposedly make things easier .
For example , you can ask Google to call a contact so you don't have enough to find them in the phone yourself .

[old git]

Everything that Google, Facebook and all the other digital parasites ask for, I refuse for no other reason than they want to know. Pissed off with Google wanting to know my location so they can blitz me with shite local adverts.

[kwackboy]

Even with your location switched off the phone still let's Android/Google know where you are.

[tallpaul]

Brockett, they want to find out who you know. They know this already, as you will be a contact in other people's phonebook, but by allowing them access they can verify the connection. It's all rather invasive in my opinion.

[Brockett]

Yes that's the trouble with nets and webs they tend to ensnare and entrap. I shall continue to click "deny" and at all times deny knowing any of you lot. na'art I meen eh! na'art I meen.