"This is bigger than Ebola"

[exyia]

if it's stupid clickbait, then don't click on it....

 

if you give them a view, they won already

 

the fact that it's titled "bigger than Ebola" already indicates it's medial bullsh--. There is no Ebola "epidemic". The media is overblowing it into a political issue because they have nothing better to do....

[werto165]

Well android 4.4.2 has a flash light built in, so no worries for me. 

[KenixKill96]

I Knew this 2 Years ago. LOL

[LAwLz]

Don't worry, everyone. SnoopWall has you covered with a totally safe and secure flashlight app that apparently asks for access to your microphone at install.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.snoopwall.flashlight&hl=en

I am not 100% sure, but I think camera and microphone uses the same permission. The LED counts as part of the camera, so any app that can use the LED (such as a flashlight app) will say it needs access to the camera and microphone.

[Me1z]

2Spooky4Me. Time to lock myself in a lead cube again.

 

So, where does one purchase a human sized lead cube? I feel like a lead cube of that size could have many potential purposes besides hiding from spoopy phone apps.

[Electrostatik]

FOX NEWS

 

par for the course people

[dlf]

My fllashlight is just a picture of a flashlight with a power button and tree levels of brightness, I don't think that'd be malware.

[LAwLz]

My fllashlight is just a picture of a flashlight with a power button and tree levels of brightness, I don't think that'd be malware.

Just because the GUI is simple doesn't mean it isn't stealing your private info. It's not like malware makes it obvious that it's stealing your stuff.

[Jaybird]

No sure what people are laughing about. seems like a reasonable news interview. For the general user this sort of information generally isn't known.

[Guest]

shit b8 m8

[Echodamus]

 

"This is a sensationalist title"

FTFY

[Shalashaska]

On cyanogen the flashlight is part of the OS.

[TAK]

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[shiftberry]

enough internet for today!

[Tonylu1595]

Yet another thing that I shouldn't care about and will be viral.

[ACatWithThumbs]

if it's stupid clickbait, then don't click on it....

 

Well they aren't lying and as they said it's cyber security awareness month and that's pretty much what they're doing, making people aware.

I didn't install those flashlight apps exactly for that reason unless the app had a logical reason why it needs to access that information I don't download it.

Sadly most people don't think so far and just download everything without thinking of the consequences.

But it's also Google's fault for allowing every piece of crap on the play store where it is obvious that it is spying software.

 

[MasterRaceFanBoy]

he have a point but...

[Admire]

Yeah, there is no fucking way im watching a clip with Bret Bauer. Im pretty sure I would lose less braincells by doing heroin twice a day.

[Heisenbleurgh]

The Russian "predators" are tracking our children!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Redheadsrule13]

I looked up their site, and it's nothing but scaremongering in order to get you to use their apps instead, which I have no doubt either cost money, or collect data for 3rd parties anyway. 
 

[Psykomantis00]

Starts video... fox news... turns off video. 

[StareX]

Oh my god, how did he pass his exams?