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May 18, 2018 01:53 pm
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/yqFcGzTJ4sk/facebooks-android-app-is-asking-for-superuser-privileges-users-say
Facebook's Android App Is Asking for Superuser Privileges, Users Say
Catalin Cimpanu, reporting for BleepingComputer: The Facebook Android app is asking for superuser permissions, and a bunch of users are freaking out about granting the Facebook app full access to their device, an understandable reaction following the fallout from the Cambridge Analytica privacy scandal. "Grants full access to your device," read the prompts while asking users for superuser permissions. These popups originate from the official Facebook Android app (com.facebook.katana) and are started appearing last night [UTC timezone], continuing throughout the day. Panicked users took to social media, Reddit, and Android-themed forums to share screengrabs of these suspicious popups and ask for advice on what's going on.Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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