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Galaxy Zega Gaming Robots Are Deceiving

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This looked like a really cool toy.  A tank like vehicle that you can run from your phone and fight battles with light.   The set comes with two tanks, minimal instructions and two USB charging cables.  You control the tanks with your smartphone. The "manual" has a QR code that supposedly sent you to download the application to your smartphone.  The QR code went into infinity circle mode and never loaded.  Then I went to the PlayStore and downloaded the software there.   In the installation the software asks for permission to make phone calls, wants to know your location and wants permission to access data, photos etc on your phone.  I denied all permissions and the software would not load.   From my perspective this is simply a cheap shot at data mining.   There is no reason that the application needs to do all those things to play with a toy.   The company charges a fair amount for the toy and then double dips by stealing your information and no doubt selling it and all with your permission.  This is absurd.   This is a toy that will never be under my tree.   

If reviewing a product, it may have been received free of charge. That will NEVER have a bearing on my recommendations.

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