Should I give the side of the keyboard in iOS 8 full access

Third-party keyboard It became one of the most important and anticipated update iOS 8. For example, SwiftKey just downloaded more than a million times per day. However, their output was marked not only success, but also the issue of security.

Almost every keyboard side asked for her full access. What is it gives?

Full access offers developers access to all the information entered by you. This refers to information such as passwords, credit card numbers or your address.

Security does not even smell here, right? Head of Public Relations with SwiftKey, Jennifer Kutz, said that in spite of the complete request for access, the company does not collect any information about you, unless you do not use the service SwiftKey Cloud, which stores in your personal cloud vocabulary.

So why SwiftKey need full access? Kutz said that the key features of the app, such as rapid insertion point, autocorrect, automatic production capitalized require full access to the system. In addition, the ability to download dictionaries in other languages ​​are not from App Store, as well as the application would not have been possible without the full access.

Those who decided to include SwiftKey Cloud, Jennifer soothes: all of your information is protected and stored on Amazon's servers. Users can also cancel at any time from the cloud and all information will be deleted immediately from there.

In social networks, there was a rumor that SwiftKey wants to cash in on the personal information of users, and thus somehow make money, because the application is absolutely free. This theory Kutz also dispelled the nines. The company is supported by the smartphone developers, investors, and also due to the fact pokupkok built on Android, which will soon appear on the iOS.

For a change, a few questions were also asked developers keyboard Fleksy. For this keyboard full access is not required, but if you want to use the personalized features, it will have to include. That's what the developer says the safety issue:

Fleksy does not collect any information and all data is stored locally on your device. Giving full keyboard access is optional, but will have to if you want to personalize the keyboard by means of synchronization with Facebook, Twitter and Gmail.

We do not collect any information, despite the fact whether you have enabled full access or not. Apple caveat that the keyboard may collect your information for all standard keyboards. However, this warning and nothing more.

Finally, the same security question was asked of Nuance Communications, which is responsible for the creation and development of keyboard Swype.

Our goal was to make as fast and accurate keyboard. Swype for iOS 8 actually stores information about your dictionary, but it does not go beyond the device. Moreover, you can always remove the accumulated dictionary.

As you can see, all the developers soothe users saying that do not collect any information about them. And so it is likely. Companies are well known and very value their reputation, to put it under threat.

I am sure that alarmist, do not believe that anyone or anything is still there. Although the possibility that a leak will occur is still there, it is very, very small.

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