Specialists from RKS Global conducted a comprehensive study on tracking in the Max messenger for Android and iPhone smartphones. The analysis showed that the Max application does not currently perform automatic user monitoring.
iPhone and Google Pixel devices were used for the study. Before testing, both phones were reset to factory settings and updated to the latest operating system versions. The MAX application was installed for the first time from the AppStore and Google Play.
The purpose of the study was to find out exactly what permissions the MAX application requests on users' devices, how it uses these permissions, whether it performs any actions without the users' consent, and how the application interacts with its servers.
Testing lasted two days. On both devices, full permission was initially granted to access everything the application requested (camera, microphone, contacts, location, calls, files, photos, and videos). During this period, experts closely monitored the actions on the phones and recorded possible anomalies. After two days, all previously granted permissions were revoked, and observation began to see if the MAX application would request access again and under what conditions. The application was tested with both Russian IP addresses and geolocation, and with IP addresses and locations outside of Russia.
Throughout the observation, no unauthorized access to the camera, location, microphone, notifications, contacts, photos, or videos was detected in any of the testing configurations. Technically, the application had the ability to collect this data and send it, but experts did not record this happening. After revoking permissions, the application did not attempt to regain these accesses again through requests or unauthorized means.
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