I replaced Google Contacts with an open-source one, and my privacy thanks me
Your phone's contact list is, in a way, one of the most intimate things you own. It holds the names, numbers, and sometimes addresses of everyone you care about. I'm talking about your family, your doctor, your oldest friend, your enemies, etc. And yet, by default, that entire list sits exposed in Android's shared contacts database, accessible to nearly any app that asks nicely enough. That realization rattled me a little, reminding me why I should always check app permissions before hitting install to prevent random utilities from needlessly harvesting my address book.
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