The app is asking for Superuser permissions to the users phones.
This pop-up request has created a lot of unrest among the users.
Today I was browsing Facebook when suddenly I got a superuser request popup, one userwroteon XDA developer forums.
Could anyone explain why Facebook needs SU permissions?
Another user commented, Same happened to me too.
Facebook last updated 1 day ago, so it must have to do something with new version.
I denied it, kept getting toast messages that access was denied, even after closing the app.
What gives,@facebook?
This is shady as hell!
WhiteOps SDK, used for detecting ad fraud, is said to be the reason behind this Superuser permission.
He said, The dialog started popping up on users that are in the beta channel.
Along with other various checks.
Facebook is probably integrating WhiteOps SDK, and they forgot to re-implement the ROOT checking functionality.
However, the company has fixed the problem with a new update.
We do not need or want these permissions, and we have already fixed this issue.
We apologize for any confusion.
source: www.techworm.net
