Why Does Binance’s Android App Need to Use Your Microphone?
Twitter users have raised concerns about the possibility of Binance’s Android app containing spyware. This speculation comes after recent revelations suggest that the social video platform, TikTok, contains spyware created by the Chinese government.
According to the Twitter user @ShitcoinSherpa, who posted a certificate issuer’s screenshot, the permissions asked by Binance in its Android app include access to the camera and the ability to record audio. Notedly the app does not appear to have any public features that use these functions:The delicious irony of shitting on TikTok for being Chinese spyware, but still using the Binance app 🙄 pic.twitter.com/rn9RGW2z88
— Sherpa (Visit CoinHQ.tv) (@ShitcoinSherpa) July 8, 2020
Speaking with Cointelegraph, Binance’s Chief Security Officer addr...