Lost password?SIGN UP Join us: HOME test FASHION & BEAUTYLOLMUSICCELEBSLADSCOMPS & OFFERSGAMESLIFEBOOKCLUBFESTIVALSONE DIRECTIONXFACTORFILM & TV WARNING: IS THE FACEBOOK MESSENGER APP SPYING ON YOU? 08 Aug 14By: Lizzie CoxLiked it?: 5 COMMENTS YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF THIS Like us, you were probably just a bit peeved when Facebook forced you to get the new messenger app, holding your private messages hostage until you cleared enough space on your phone memory to download it. Well now things just got a whole lot more serious. Yep, the internet has been going batsh*t crazy today after a close look at the Terms of Service of the app revealed some shocking and pretty disturbing information. According to various eagle-eyed users who understand legal mumbo jumbo, the Terms and Conditions that over 1 billion users have agreed to when downloading the app not only allow Facebook to record you - without your knowledge - using your phones microphone, but also take your photo using your camera. It also appears that by accepting the app you are apparently allowing Facebook to send texts from your device without permission and read personal data on your phone before sending it to others. What. the. actual. f. Theres a spy in our pocket and we dont like it. A Huffington Post article by Sam Fiorella was the first to detail various elements of the agreement, with Sam saying: Ive posted, word for word, a few of the most aggressive app permissions youve accepted. Allows the app to change the state of network connectivity Allows the app to call phone numbers without your intervention. This may result in unexpected charges or calls. Malicious apps may cost you money by making calls without your confirmation. Allows the app to send SMS messages. This may result in unexpected charges. Malicious apps may cost you money by sending messages without your confirmation. Allows the app to record audio with microphone. This permission allows the app to record audio at any time without your confirmation. Allows the app to take pictures and videos with the camera. This permission allows the app to use the camera at any time without your confirmation. Allows the app to read you phones call log, including data about incoming and outgoing calls. This permission allows apps to save your call log data, and malicious apps may share call log data without your knowledge. Allows the app to read data about your contacts stored on your phone, including the frequency with which youve called, emailed, or communicated in other ways with specific individuals. Allows the app to read personal profile information stored on your device, such as your name and contact information. This means the app can identify you and may send your profile information to others. Allows the app to access the phone features of the device. This permission allows the app to determine the phone number and device IDs, whether a call is active, and the remote number connected by a call. Allows the app to get a list of accounts known by the phone. This may include any accounts created by applications you have installed. While it is possible to change some or all of this with the apps privacy settings, its scary to know that a load of us have agreed to letting Facebook spy on us without even realising. What do you make of all this? 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