Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Here is a list of the permissions and what your customers in general think of them. Install packages OK, I can see the need for this Access coarse (e.g., Cell-ID, Wi-Fi) location Do you REALLY need to know where I am? I don't think so. PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming Not really sure on this one. Access information about Wi-Fi networks I am pretty sure you don't need this. Manage the list of accounts in the AccountManager List of what accounts? My email account? Cellular billing account? The only account you need access to is the AMAZON account. Allows an application to receive messages via Google Cloud Messaging This sounds like a fancy way of saying blow up your phone with advertisements. Record audio Another black mark against you. You do not need to do this. This, at best, is invasion of privacy. At worst this spying on the public. Change Wi-Fi connectivity state This sounds necessary for large downloads. Will give you this one. Open network sockets Related to downloads (hopefully) Install an app update Sounds good to me. Read the user's contacts data NO NO NO NO NO. Invasion of privacy. You don't need this. On the off chance this is used to push advertisements to people in my contact list it may result in me getting fired, kicked out of social groups, etc. NO NO NO and again, NO! Access the flashlight WTF? Access the list of accounts in the Accounts Service See accounts comments above. Act as an AccountAuthenticator for the AccountManager See accounts comments above Write to external storage Needed for installing apks from the store. To bad current versions of android lock this permission out. Access fine (e.g., GPS) location Again with the where am I? You don't need this information. It is invasion of privacy and/or spying Allows an application to uninstall home screen shortcuts As part of the uninstall process. OK Access information about networks What networks? Sounds related to both the location permissions above and the network info permission above. Delete packages Nice, if the app actually did this. It doesn't, and clean master picks up on it instead on my phone Allows installation of home screen shortcuts OK, if the app actually did this. Monitor incoming SMS messages, to record or perform processing on them NO NO NO NO NO. You don't need this, invasion of privacy/spying. Record my incoming messages? and do what with them? Process my incoming messages? For what? Send SMS messages If amazon needs to send sms messages, maybe amazon should acquire their own phone and pay their own bill. Allows an application to read device settings OK I can see the need for this. Access the vibration feature WTF? Request authtokens from the AccountManager You just don't get it. The only account you have any right to access it the amazon account. no others. Required to be able to access the camera device Now you want to add pictures to the audio you record on the sly. Invasion of privacy/spying Read from external storage OK, legitimate need. Read only access to device state OK, legit. In short, you need to remove the NSA/CIA/FBI inspired permissions. You don't need access to them.