The FBI is currently promoting a whole new fitness app. Called FBIFitTest app, it tracks the physical training of agents of the federal agency. Problem, according to some experts, the app collects far too much personal data. The number of permissions requested is also far too high.
Surprisingly, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the famous FBI is currently promoting its own fitness app. Called FBIFit Test, it invites users to discover and try out the office workers' physical training programs as it is called.
Only very quickly, several associations defending the rights of citizens wanted to alert users on certain points. The Fight For The Future association, for example, claims that the FBI application requires far too much access rights for a simple fitness app. On Android, it can collect GPS data, access Bluetooth and Wi-Fi networks as well as data from the SD card in read and write mode, or even prevent the smartphone from going to sleep. All of these permissions are listed on the Google Play Store.
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