Twitter to snoop on every app on your phone - Telegraph
I should state that I don't own a smart phone or tablet and am a confirmed luddite
but I'm concerned that through no effort on my behalf, my personal information is being siphoned off by commercial enterprises through others.The above link is about Twitter's plans and might not include detailed info, but it would seem that a good few others gain legal access to detailed info from the address books of those who sign up. Yes there is Caveat Emptor in such matters, but how legal is it to use information gained from someone who might not have the right to divulge said info to others ? A friend is on What's App and loves the simple immediacy of it's function and unfortunately (for me) he is a thorough character and not only has address, phone, email and D.O.B in his address book…..All this has now been passed onto whomever for whatever purposes. I realise that some might feel that it matters not a jot as I'm just a tiny cog amongst others, but for me private is private (whatever that means these days!).
SHJ