New "Feature" of My Verizon App - Verizon Galaxy Note 3 General

This is from the Sydney Morning Herald today. I'm guessing this is one of the reasons the updated app requests root access.
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/verizon-wireless-to-expose-customers-browsing-to-advertisers-20140426-zqzzq.html

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Reilly1812 said:
This is from the Sydney Morning Herald today. I'm guessing this is one of the reasons the updated app requests root access.
http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/verizon-wireless-to-expose-customers-browsing-to-advertisers-20140426-zqzzq.html
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That's why I immediately remove anything Verizon related from my devices.

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I denied root access on the app and I can still use it.
Sent from my SM-N900V using xda app-developers app

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I had it frozen went ahead and deleted the app. Now to delete all Verizon cookies off the pc. Opting out of this sharing of info was the first thing I did at their website
Sent from my SM-N900V using XDA Premium 4 mobile app

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Time to make sure your Anti virus and firewall is up to date...
<Note3>

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Big business is on our side, looking out for the best interest of its loyal customers! <throws up a little>

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Guys, this is done at the network packet level. The only sure way around it is to use a VPN on your device, as well as removing all traces of any software that may monitor you/phone home to mama Verizon.
Sent from a van down by the river using my Verizon Galaxy Note 3 and Tapatalk Pro.
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Edit: I denied root too. There's no reason for such an app to have root access. I just use it to pay my bill.
Sent from a van down by the river using my Verizon Galaxy Note 3 and Tapatalk Pro.

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Odd... It hasn't asked for root access from me yet.
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beepea206 said:
Odd... It hasn't asked for root access from me yet.
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It asked the instant I opened it up for the first time after flashing 4.4.2.
@jmacdonald19 - 100% correct.

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Yea just opened it for the first time on 4.4.2 and all I got was the bluetooth proximity request. Su doesnt show any requests. I expected to see it ask somewhere.
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This has been happening for a long time. Verizon apps will randomly attempt to gain root access. I've had several different verizon apps request it over several months' time. There seems to be no rhyme/reason to the time periods between requests

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The fact we see it is unique as we are running a rooted system with Super SU to notify us of requests.
My question is, on a bone stock unrooted device, does the app get granted root silently?
Also see this image where some asurian (the one that carries our device insurance) is trying to get root too.
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Debra Lewis, a Verizon Wireless spokeswoman, explained to me that when a customer registers on the company's "My Verizon" website to see a bill or watch TV online, a cookie, or tracking software, is downloaded onto the customer's home computer.
Most cookies are benign, allowing websites to provide better service to frequent visitors.
Verizon Wireless' cookie allows a data-collection company working on Verizon's behalf – Lewis declined to name which one – to gather information on which sites you visit after you leave "My Verizon".
That information is "anonymised", Lewis said, to mask the Verizon customer's identity and is then shared with marketers, which can use the info to provide ads on the customer's Verizon Wireless device that match his or her home-computer interests.
So, by way of example, let's say you enjoy watching videos on the Victoria's Secret website on your personal computer in the privacy of your home. You shouldn't be surprised if ads for women's undergarments start appearing on your Verizon Wireless mobile device.
That's the scary part....because I use 'em at work and at home to pay my bill. It's horrible that they'll quietly track what I do after I log out for their personal gains.
Never had ads on my phone though...mainly because I use adaway.
I think though I opted out of VZ using my likeness when someone posted a link on how to via their website a year ago or so.