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Free Car Locator app for Android from Amazon app store, today, July 31st only (I know I sure as hell will be using this)

READ THE REVIEWS! It looks like this app sends a ton of personal data to the developer.
I think I'll take a pass on this one. The last review I posted (stopped; there are a ton of reviews) shows how to do the same thing just using Google Earth.

By jables - See all my reviewsAmazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Car Locator (App)
installed app, planned to use it next week, with 5 mins of installing, im getting notifications that this app wants to read my txt messages... why? there is nothing in the description of reading back txts or any use, seems like a information gathering app, never opened app, unistalled

By CSharpner.com "csharpner_com" (Knoxville, TN United States) - See all my reviewsThis review is from: Car Locator (App)
Secretly Transmits all of your contact data over the internet to the developer. Also secretly transmits you car photo to the dev. Please report abuse to the Amazon app store to have this app removed and remotely wiped.

By R.X. - See all my reviewsAmazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Car Locator (App)
I decided to check about the permission abuse that other reviewers have claimed about with the proper equipment to monitor network traffic (wifi/3G): I have found out that they were right. This app indeed secretly sends all of your contacts to the developer, along with a picture of your car if you took one. I would avoid this app altogether if I were you. Note to developer: Shame on you!

By J. Pope - See all my reviewsAmazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Car Locator (App)
Great application! Just can't figure out why it needs access to my contacts, & other information just to locate my car....? FAIL

Water is free but people still pay for bottled water., July 31, 2011
By ADTS (Planet Earth) - See all my reviewsThis review is from: Car Locator (App)
This app simply latches on to Google maps and doesn't give you the functionality. Your phone has a timer and has Google maps.
I'm all for duplicating what your phone already has but if your going to do it, it better be better than what you already have (ex. sms vs handcent, go sms, etc) . If you want to find your car open Google maps star the location go away forget where you parked fire up Google maps again and look for the star on the map again.
As for a timer there are a ton of free timers in the market there's one on your phone as well in the clock. Set a count down timer on your phone for the meter and your done.

app rating: 0 being crap 5 being excellent.
creativity=0
functionality=1
How good the app looks =0

Last modified: 2011-07-31 15:23:19 by iflyjetzzz

2011-07-31 15:22:55


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