That cute anime selfie app is collecting a lot more data than it needs

Last week, the internet was filled with adorably beautified selfies and odd portraits of polarizing political figures as we all discovered Meitu, a Chinese photo-editing app. 

But now the chance to dress up our pics using Meitu is much less appealing as the full extent of the app's permissions has been revealed.  

Once Meitu photos started blowing up our feeds, some information-security skeptics took to Twitter to warn of the extent of access users were giving up to make themselves look like anime characters. 

The Android version of the app required a particularly long list of permissions. Along with the typical photo and camera access you'd expect, Meitu asks Android users for access to: Read more...