[ale] [OT] Android Requires Gmail email account?!?!?

[Sparr]

If you don't want to give the apps extra permissions, don't. There ARE
plenty of apps out there that only make legitimate permission
requests. As to why a media player might need GPS data, have you tried
asking the developers? Or just using a different media player? That
same media player on iOS would ALSO want that same permission, and
you'd have even less visibility or control over it. I don't see how
that's a problem with Android.

On Sun, Aug 7, 2011 at 8:25 PM, JD <jdp at algoloma.com> wrote:
> Have you ever tried using Android-anything without a gmail account?  I
> did for a week. My new tablet was next to worthless until I gave in.
>
> I trust Microsoft more than Google when it comes to privacy concerns. I
> think most people have forgotten that Google is an advertising company
> first and foremost. Just an opinion.
>
> If you read the permissions for each Android app, it is scary.  Only 3
> of the 50+ apps I've loaded seemed to request permissions that are
> necessary for the task.  All the others over-reach. For example, why
> would any media player need to access GPS data?