Why is this App asking for phone & contact permissions? I am reluctant to give control of my phone/microphone/camera or access to my contacts to software I don't control. What is the risk v benefit?
Hi Bill,
Thank you for reaching out to us with your concern.
I would like to inform you that the Phone and Contact Permissions are required for the Call Blocker feature, whereas, the Microphone and Camera Permissions are required for the Anti Theft feature which will record audio and video and save it in the Anti Theft Portal.
Bill,
You're welcome.
I'm glad to inform you that AVG will store the images and audio files in your AVG Anti Theft Portal. To see the data please visist my.avg.com and Select the Device, click on Info>Notifications. Also, to track your device, please see this article https://support.avg.com/SupportArticleView?l=en&urlname=AVG-AntiVirus-for-Android-6-x-New-portal-for-tracking-and-managing-lost-or-stolen-device
Thank you, Akash. Based on your response, may I conclude that phone, contact, microphone, & camera are for use local to the phone, or is the Antitheft feature (camera & microphone) used to record sounds & images that are sent to AVG that I can access, if needed? With location activated, is tracking the phone possible, as well?
Bill