Every time someone argues that people can avoid the privacy problems of Facebook by simply not using it, I point out this issue (plus the shadow accounts).
I recently purchased a phone that had the Facebook app preinstalled. If I had to guess, the mere act of connecting to WiFi caused a whole slew of info to get sent.
I would think not, but my cluefulness regarding Android security/privacy is effectively nil.
I didn’t check what permissions it was given by default but hopefully not too many and with those not much spying. It would be nice to have a clear map of what data can be obtained with what permissions.
Obligatory mention:
mbasic.facebook.com
it's like a clean needle exchange for Facebook.
That's nice. I deleted my fb but sometimes groups will require it for events and discussion boards.
There was a dark phase when it looked as if the only way to sign up for various services was going to be Facebook. If memory serves, there was a time when Spotify sign up required Facebook.