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[ PRIVACY Forum ] Update to: Using the Google Nexus 7 Tablet as a
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Mon Sep 24 23:15:50 2012
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2012 19:55:04 -0700
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Update to: Using the Google Nexus 7 Tablet as a Phone, For Free (+ a
Privacy Hint) [no need to reveal passwords!]
http://j.mp/Q3DJKB (This message on Google+)
Back in August, in "Using the Google Nexus 7 Tablet as a Phone, For
Free (+ a Privacy Hint)" - ( http://j.mp/SkqtBJ [Lauren's Blog] ),
I discussed how to configure GrooVe IP Lite for making and receiving calls
on the Nexus 7 tablet. I'm happy to report that GrooVe IP Lite now directly
supports OAuth authentication, making it unnecessary to provide your Google
passwords to the app -- and it only requests "chat" credentials. Using
the app's OAuth authentication in this manner should be quite safe,
and eliminates the concerns noted in the original posting which at
the time resulted in recommending that you don't use your main Google
accounts with GrooVe IP Lite. If you authenticate the app via OAuth
(via any Google account already associated with your device -- you can
switch between accounts in just a few seconds) you should be fine.
--Lauren--
Lauren Weinstein (lauren@vortex.com): http://www.vortex.com/lauren
Co-Founder: People For Internet Responsibility: http://www.pfir.org/pfir-info
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