app permissions

Apps Want Everything

Bubbles holds job interviews for the apps that want to live on her new tablet. A drawing app wants her photos: hired. Sharkley's Torch Fantastic wants her contacts, location, microphone and messages: rejected. Octavia gives Gary's phone a privacy check-up.

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Today's rule: Only say yes to what the app needs.

What kids learn

Apps ask to use your camera, location and contacts
Ask: does it need that to work?
Not sure? Say no and ask a grown-up

Quiz time

Can you get them all?

A torch app asks for your contacts. Does it need them?

An app asks for something and you're not sure. What do you do?

Play the game

📱 Does It Need That?

Apps ask to use your camera, location and contacts. Allow, or don’t allow?

For parents & teachers

Talk about it together

Sit down together and look at Settings, then Privacy, then Permissions on your child's device.
Ask of each app: does it need this to work?
Set location to 'never' or 'only while using' for apps that don't need it, and turn off location on photos.
Encourage your child to tap 'Don't Allow' when unsure and ask you.