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enlightenedfool on Nov 9, 2014 | parent | context | favorite | on: Here for Android beta

Why does this need read permission for my contacts?

onestone on Nov 9, 2014 [–]

Because of the Glympse integration, I suppose.

enlightenedfool on Nov 9, 2014 | [–]

Ah, I see. I hope it won't crash with my Privacy Guard blocking contacts. Offline maps is a win!

lucb1e on Nov 9, 2014 | | [–]

> Offline maps is a win!

If you care about privacy and offline maps, OsmAnd is the way to go. Open source software and offline maps.

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