After signing up for Blizzcon 2019 I started looking into the REQUIRED app and what I found was AWFUL so lets talk about it! Like and subscribe if you enjoyed it!
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"EDM Detection Mode" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Took a glance at the AXS App permissions... It's... Bad. Spyware level bad.
Contacts
read your contacts
Location
approximate location (network-based)
precise location (GPS and network-based)
Camera
take pictures and videos
Wi-Fi connection information
view Wi-Fi connections
Other
receive data from Internet
view network connections
pair with Bluetooth devices
full network access
prevent device from sleeping
view network connections
read battery statistics
pair with Bluetooth devices
access Bluetooth settings
full network access
run at startup
control vibration
prevent device from sleeping
modify system settings
Wow. So the bluetooth permissions are going to be used to track you as you walk around the event. There will be bluetooth beacons hidden in places and your phone will detect them and the app will know where in the venue you are located even if your GPS is off. The same goes for Wifi Connections at key locations at the Venue. This is fairly common for medium and large venues. It gives the venue information on what was popular, how long people stayed in various areas, etc. But just because it is common doesn't mean this type of tracking is "ok", especially when that information is given out to companies that are not hosting the even. Most people have no idea this happens or how common it is.
The "Adjust System Settings" permission allows it to do things like... Turn on your GPS, turn on your wifi, turn on your bluetooth. Run at startup ensures it's background services will be up and running at all times, which can be used for tracking. Full network Access allows the app to send all of the tracking information out to the internet, including a list of every one of your contacts, your location history since the app was installed, the history of what wifi networks were in range since the app was installed, and your history of all of the bluetooth beacons placed around the event that you walked in range of.
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