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Apr 21st, 2018, 8:02 am
Does anyone know how safe octopus is?? I was looking at is permissions on the Playstore and it ask for a ton of stuff.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.chaozhuo.gameassistant

Code: Select allThis app has access to:
Device & app history
retrieve running apps
read sensitive log data
read your Web bookmarks and history

Cellular data settings
change/intercept network settings and traffic
Identity
find accounts on the device
add or remove accounts
read your own contact card
modify your own contact card

Calendar
read calendar events plus confidential information
add or modify calendar events and send email to guests without owners' knowledge

Contacts
find accounts on the device
read your contacts
modify your contacts

Location
approximate location (network-based)
precise location (GPS and network-based)
access extra location provider commands

SMS
read cell broadcast messages
read your text messages (SMS or MMS)
receive text messages (MMS)
receive text messages (SMS)
receive text messages (WAP)
send SMS messages
edit your text messages (SMS or MMS)

Phone
directly call phone numbers
reroute outgoing calls
read call log
read phone status and identity
make/receive SIP calls
write call log
add voicemail

Photos/Media/Files
access USB storage filesystem
read the contents of your USB storage
modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Storage
read the contents of your USB storage
modify or delete the contents of your USB storage

Camera
take pictures and videos

Microphone
record audio

Wi-Fi connection information
view Wi-Fi connections

Device ID & call information
read phone status and identity

Wearable sensors/Activity data
body sensors (like heart rate monitors)

Other
access the cache filesystem
Access download manager.
connect and disconnect from WiMAX
choose widgets
delete other apps' data
delete apps
power device on or off
download files without notification
directly install apps
interact across users
full license to interact across users
update component usage statistics
Read install sessions
read your social stream
read sync statistics
close other apps
adjust your wallpaper size
read subscribed feeds
write subscribed feeds
transmit infrared
modify app ops statistics
modify battery statistics
modify/delete internal media storage contents
write to your social stream
read Home settings and shortcuts
write Home settings and shortcuts
receive data from Internet
view configured accounts
access other Google services
YouTube usernames
AdSense
AdWords
Google App Engine
Blogger
Google Calendar
contacts data in Google accounts
Dodgeball
Google Finance
Google Base
Google Voice
Google Groups
Google Health
iGoogle accounts
JotSpot
Knol
Picasa Web Albums
Google Maps
Google mail
Google mobile apps
Google News
Google Notebook
Orkut
Google Book Search
Google Webmaster Tools
Google Voice Search
Personalized Speech Recognition
Google Talk
Google Wi-Fi
Google Spreadsheets
Google Docs
YouTube
read instant messages
write instant messages
mock location sources for testing
view network connections
act as the AccountManagerService
create accounts and set passwords
read battery statistics
pair with Bluetooth devices
access Bluetooth settings
send sticky broadcast
change system display settings
change network connectivity
allow Wi-Fi Multicast reception
connect and disconnect from Wi-Fi
Change WiMAX state
delete all app cache data
disable your screen lock
expand/collapse status bar
control flashlight
measure app storage space
full network access
close other apps
change your audio settings
control Near Field Communication
make app always run
read sync settings
read terms you added to the dictionary
run at startup
reorder running apps
set time zone
set wallpaper
draw over other apps
use accounts on the device
control vibration
prevent device from sleeping
modify system settings
toggle sync on and off
add words to user-defined dictionary
set an alarm
write web bookmarks and history
install shortcuts
uninstall shortcuts
Google Play license check
read Google service configuration
Apr 21st, 2018, 8:02 am
Aug 3rd, 2018, 10:59 am
I downloaded it for my tello drone and it works. But I went to apps then permissions and disabled all
Aug 3rd, 2018, 10:59 am
Aug 11th, 2018, 3:29 am
Very skeptical about this app... I`d just space unnecessary permissions or get tincore instead.
Aug 11th, 2018, 3:29 am
Sep 1st, 2018, 11:40 pm
Its completely legit it needs each and every permission in order to remap any and all possible scenarios (any app you want mapping over)
Sep 1st, 2018, 11:40 pm
Dec 18th, 2018, 9:56 am
Hi AliceYoYoYo,

I don't think so octopus is safe

Thank you in advance
Dec 18th, 2018, 9:56 am

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