Re: Colour me surprised!
"Does nobody check out the permissions and at least have a quick look at the privacy terms before downloading and using?"
What;s the point? Even the paid for ones pretty much cover all the bases in the T&Cs. "We *may* slurp all your data and do what the fuck we like with it". Good luck finding anything that doesn't have something like that in the EULA. And of course your privacy is important to them. The last thing they want is the competition getting your private data as well, at least not without paying for it.