Too many permissions

[daald]

deleted

[moxie0]

android.permission.BROADCAST_WAP_PUSH

Receive MMS.

android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED

For updating the TS directory.

android.permission.RECEIVE_MMS

Receiving MMS.

android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE

Send/Receive MMS.

android.permission.WAKE_LOCK

Send/Receive MMS.

android.permission.READ_CALL_LOG

Showing "recent" contacts.

android.permission.GET_ACCOUNTS

Register with GCM.

[daald]

These were only examples. What about:

• unlimited internet access
• disable standby
• read/write profile data

(directly from my phone when installing)

[moxie0]

MMS and displaying your avatar icon as well as import/export identity keys. The app is OSS, you or anyone you know can look at the source to verify there's nothing superfluous in there. The permissions TS requires are what it needs to perform its function, and no more.

[ghost]

I also have a short question about permission. Why do you need the READ_PHONE_STATE (Phone calls) permission?

[moxie0]

@mirko2324 For getting the local device's number. Used for push registration, as well as parsing MMS, etc.

[daryltucker]

These are actually sane permissions for such an app as TextSecure. As stated, this project is open-source, which means you're able to take a look at the code yourself, and compile it yourself if you feel the need.

It should be mentioned that this is not true for many of the stock applications on your phone you've decided are 'trustworthy' by default.

[ogai]

[daald]

Seriously: There is no need to load Photos for a Messaging application. Nor does it need to do phone calls. What I mean with my report: Googles permission tool is quite intransparent (both the new and the old version). But a serious application could write: "We need phone permission because we want wo call home." - "We need Location because we offer that data to our ad partners" - or more seriously: "We need contacts because we want to offer you your address book in our application".
But for me it doesn't matter anymore. I chose to not use this application.

[moxie0]

@daald ok then why are you still posting here?