Something for the Weekend, Sir? “This website is requesting permission to access your location. Yes/No?” Absolutely not. My personal details are sacred!
I learnt this the hard way. An unfortunate experience with what seemed like a harmless little app – RshnMobstr, I think it was called – taught me not to give away too much.
The app asked perfectly innocent questions about my current address, age, occupation… that sort of thing. Oh and my IBAN, mother’s maiden name, the name of my first pet, the brand of my first car, my favourite movie, the last time I cried, my height, weight, length, girth… well, you get the idea. And the next thing I know, a bunch of nosey-parker call-centre staff started ringing me day and night to ask whether I had just used my credit card to purchase a light aeroplane in Murmansk.
I told them it was none of their business. My personal details are sacred, after all.
