Govt
just banned 43 more Chinese Apps
-
for engaging
in activities prejudicial to India's sovereignty
Govt press release does
not say but one reason being advanced ( unofficially ) is :
These Chinese Apps are
continuously collecting / compiling / stealing , personal-private data of its
users
That raises the question
:
Are there any Apps which
do NOT engage in such activities ?
Quick ( and fairly
accurate ) answer is : NO . All of these compile such data about its users !
Including just released
Google App : “ Task Mate “
- which I praised in my
yesterday’s blog :
Human
Resource Capital of the World
Following is the write-up re “ Permissions “ that you must grant “ Task
Mate “ :
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Task Mate
Google LLC
Showing permissions for all versions of this app
This app has access to:
Identity
·
find accounts on the device
·
add or remove accounts
Location
·
precise location (GPS and network-based)
·
Microphone
·
record audio
Contacts
·
find accounts on the device
Camera
·
take pictures and videos
Other
·
receive data from Internet
·
measure app storage space
·
read Google service configuration
·
run at startup
·
view network connections
·
full network access
·
prevent device from sleeping
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Permission group definitions
Select one of the groups below to
learn more about what is included in that permissions
group. Any permissions that are not
part of a permissions group will be shown as "Other."
Note: Over time, the Android operating system may
change the way permissions work, including
adding or reclassifying certain permissions.
In-app purchases
Device & app history
Cellular data settings
Identity
Contacts
Calendar
Location
SMS
Phone
Photos/Media/Files
Camera
Microphone
Wi-Fi connection information
Bluetooth connection information
Wearable sensors/activity data
Device ID & call information
Other
https://support.google.com/googleplay/answer/6014972?p=app_permissions&rd=1
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Question :
How many of the following Apps will we ban ?
There are
more than 27,701 Indian publishers on Google Play out of all 915,960 app
publishers
It is time we face the reality of “ Online Life “ and accept that “ Privacy
is Dead – RIP “
Now , this revelation does not diminish my admiration ( for the
unimaginable potential ) of Task Mate
Here is why :
It will accomplish what our Govt has been unsuccessfully trying to do
for decades, viz:
“ Mapping
existing Skills of our workforce “
How ?
Each and every “ TASK “ that an Indian User of Task Mate “completes / carries out
satisfactorily”, tells Google :
“ These are the
SKILLS that XYZ person possesses “
With regards,
Hemen Parekh / hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 25
Nov 2020
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