That cute anime selfie app is collecting a lot more data than it needs

Last week, the internet was filled with adorably beautified selfies and odd portraits of polarizing political figures as we all discovered Meitu, a Chinese photo-editing app. 

But now the chance to dress up our pics using Meitu is much less appealing as the full extent of the app's permissions has been revealed.  

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Once Meitu photos started blowing up our feeds, some information-security skeptics took to Twitter to warn of the extent of access users were giving up to make themselves look like anime characters. 

The Android version of the app required a particularly long list of permissions. Along with the typical photo and camera access you'd expect, Meitu asks Android users for access to: Read more...

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