Friday, August 02, 2013

warning about MEMRI

From a reader:  "Hi As'ad, I know you hate MEMRI but this may serve as a warning to those of your readers who still use it.  MEMRI's Android app has issued a new update with new security permissions that require the user to grant the app much deeper access to the phone, including phone calls and other accounts on the phone. I can't help but wonder why this self styled think tank set up by former Israeli intelligence officials would want such  access.
Android usually alerts users if the updates have new security permissions (it won't auto update), and that's how I noticed it.
No names please".