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 Flashlight Apps, Security Threat?
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According to SnoopWall, the top 10 flashlight apps are a serious security threat/risk to Android users and to a lesser extent to iOS users. I wonder if the article is credible and if I was imperiled (prior to deleting High-Powered Flashlight). The full text/link is here. Waddya think?
Harv
27" i7 iMac (10.13.6), iPhone Xs Max (12.1)
Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire
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Joined: Aug 2009
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Apparently, just more myth/FUD and a slimy attempt to sell their own product. That I was concerned enough to post... Ah, a bit red-faced am I. See: Snopes Flash & Grab
Harv
27" i7 iMac (10.13.6), iPhone Xs Max (12.1)
Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire
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Re: Flashlight Apps, Security Threat?
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There is a flashlight feature built into iOS 8, no app needed.
If we knew what it was we were doing, it wouldn't be called research, would it?
— Albert Einstein
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Re: Flashlight Apps, Security Threat?
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And the iOS flashlight works just fine. While it don't often use the flashlight, I do miss the brightness adjustment I formerly had. OTOH, I am pleased to be rid of the ads. On balance, well worth the trade. 
Harv
27" i7 iMac (10.13.6), iPhone Xs Max (12.1)
Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ~Voltaire
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