It is these kind of "behind your back" shenanigans that will quickly force governments to move to regulating the industry, giving rise to a whinging chorus of "leave us alone" from the industry. An industry that has shown itself to be utterly untrustworthy, sneaky and aggressively invasive.

I see a need for a good, simple, slick and solid interface that allows you to select what functions an app can and cannot do on your device, be it laptop, tablet, smartphone, car, whatever.