Why Apps Shouldn't Be Able To Auto Post Tweets From Users

There are plenty of apps that ask for access to your Facebook or Twitter account to use. But most don’t post questionable content on your behalf.

Which is why when tech journalist for Pocketables Andreas Odegard gave Twitter access to update his Oxford Deluxe Dictionary app (which is powered by the Japanese company Enfour), he wasn’t expecting the company to send a message from his Twitter account. Let alone a tweet that read, “How about we all stop using pirated iOS apps? I promise to stop.

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