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Decompiled Russian govt “Social Monitoring” app reveals awful privacy violations

3 pointsby throwaway100xabout 5 years ago

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throwaway100xabout 5 years ago
Translation of <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;t.me&#x2F;itsorm&#x2F;1576" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;t.me&#x2F;itsorm&#x2F;1576</a><p>--<p>- The APP gets full set of permissions, GPS, camera, locations, phone access, settings<p>- All collected data is sent in full to the state-associated agency, no encryption, plain HTTP<p>- Some shady foreign SaaS is used for face recognition (identix.one)<p>- Developed by a contracting firm, and paid by the state<p>- MAC&#x2F;IMEI are disclosed via an identification QR code