Robin2:
And the whole thing is a crock of sh*t because they never tell you why they need a particular permission or what they are going to do with your device or your data.
Agreed.
Read between the lines of what the social media companies have been saying in front of the various governments they have been forced to explain themselves to.
To paraphrase. Yes, we got it very wrong. We will make amends (there is no need to regulate our business) by making our services 'more transparent (sic)'.
In other words. The way forward is to discourage consumers from opting out of data collection, by overloading them with choice and obscure threats, and the real irritation, of their apps not working when required. Even if you take the (considerable) time to research each option, you will be presented with new choices and new irritations at the next (forced) update.