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From: "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid>
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Subject: Re: smart plugs???
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 2025 22:28:28 +0100
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On 2025-01-16 21:22, Charlie Gibbs wrote:
> On 2025-01-16, Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
> 
>> On 2025-01-16 10:33, Mike Scott wrote:
>>
>>> On 15/01/2025 20:31, Pancho wrote:
>>
>> ...
>>
>>> And the problem there is my phone and hudl are ancient so tp-link's code
>>> won't install - and when I try to install it on my wife's phone, it
>>> wants me to enable in-app purchases. WHY? It's totally unnecessary. All
>>> I want to do is set up a device I've already purchased. (And it's not
>>> going to happen: I avoid in-app purchase software like the plague, and
>>> I'm not about to set up something like that on a borrowed phone anyway.)
>>
>> It is just a permission on this single app, you don't have to buy
>> anything. It will not buy anything for you on your back. In any case,
>> you have to actually approve the purchase (and have a banking account
>> registered with Google).
>    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> That's a deal-breaker right there.

Unless google has your bank account details and permission to charge you 
what you buy, or some other arrangement that they have (I haven't looked 
recently, maybe paypal) there is no way an app with "in-app purchases" 
permission can sell you anything.

The permission is quite safe with adults ;-)

-- 
Cheers, Carlos.