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com.tplink.tether

Tether

Scorepublic version 4.16.8

Six axes, each a short rule applied to facts from the report; the full report has every line that cost or confirmed something. The total is their mean. Nothing is rewarded for being hidden: 69% of class names renamed.

69of 100
Security 70 1 security problem found.
Tracking 61 2 tracking tools found.
Build hygiene 64 The app passes 9 of 14 checks of how well it was built.
Packaging 99 Unpacked, the base APK is 298 MB; 4.0 MB of it is unused files.
Access 34 Asks for 6 of 11 kinds of permission; 1 kind of special access.
Background 84 Runs 1 kind of background service.

Public cardversion 4.16.8

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Trackers Firebase AnalyticsGoogle AdMob

Dangerous permissions ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATIONACCESS_FINE_LOCATIONCAMERAREAD_EXTERNAL_STORAGERECORD_AUDIOWRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE

Data safety

From Google Play; may be up to 90 days old.

Collected
App info and performance: Crash logs
Device or other IDs
App activity: App interactions
Photos and videos: Photos
Personal info: Name, Email address, User IDs
Shared
none
Security
Data is encrypted in transit ยท You can request that data be deleted
Privacy policy
privacy.tp-link.com/app/Tether/privacy

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