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"The basic idea behind open source is very simple. When programmers on the Internet can read, redistribute, and modify the source for a piece of software, it evolves. People improve it, people adapt it, people fix bugs. And this can happen at a speed that, if one is used to the slow pace of conventional software development, seems astonishing...
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* Privacy Friendly Torchlight

market download The Privacy Friendly Torchlight application uses the smartphone’s flash light in order to provide the functionality of a simple torchlight. It belongs to the group of Privacy Friendly Apps.<br><br>

Our Privacy Friendly Torchlight App differs with respect to two aspects: <br><br>

1. The Privacy Friendly Torchlight App only requires the minimum amount of permissions, namely:<br>
In category "Camera/Microphone": CAMERA<br>
This permission is required to control the smartphone’s flash light (on/off).<br><br>

Most of Torchlight Apps in the Google Play Store require additional permissions. E.g. accessing the network or Internet which is mostly used to display advertisement. Some apps have access to GPS or telephony data.<br><br>

2. The Privacy Friendly Torchlight App completely relinquishes advertisement. Many other apps in the Google Play Store display advertisement.

Author: SECUSO Research Group
Version: 1.3
Market link: com.secuso.torchlight2
Web site: https://www.secuso.org



Source code:
Code license:
Market downloads: 1,000-5,000
Market rating: 4.9 / 5.0
Category: Top:/Applications/Tools


Added: 2017-02-21
Updated: 0000-00-00
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