Has stolen millions of phone numbers from the devices of countless Android smartphone and tablet users worldwide Facebook. Official of this social networking site Android All the phonebook numbers have been sent to their server through the application. The scariest thing is that it does not require any user login to the Facebook app, and does not even require permission. The app automatically collects numbers from the phone and sends them to the server! Digital security research firm Symantec (creator of Norton) recently released this exciting information Revelation Has done.

Norton’s allegations have already been acknowledged by Mark Zuckerberg’s leadership Facebook. They said that the phone numbers that were copied to the Facebook server in the mentioned way are being deleted.

What does Facebook really want?

Facebook has also said it will address the 6 privacy breaches recently discovered by Norton. That is, the company will stop number trafficking with a fixed update to their official application. Although the Facebook app has been updated through the Google Play Store, it is not clear what exactly has been improved.

Meanwhile, the technology site ZD Net Facebook after the update Android The app has tested some issues. Obtained in it The result More awful.

As it turns out, the Facebook app can record audio from an Android phone at any time without your permission. It also has the ability to capture pictures and videos using your invisible mobile camera. Besides Facebook The app also allows users to access and store information such as phonebooks, call lists, battery status, certain email contacts, etc., by default. That means Facebook knows everything about you. How long are you calling the car number, that too !!! And it does not require the company to ask you for explicit permission.

As mentioned earlier, you do not need a login to copy the phone number saved on your mobile to your server. Any Android This is possible with the device. And removing handsets that have pre-installed Facebook apps is also a bit of a hassle for ordinary users.

However, beware of the Facebook Android app !!!