Why is this any differnt than the current facebook app?
The current facebook app on Android already has the following permissions
Read phone stats and identify
take pictures and videos
record audio
percise location
modify your contacts
read call log
read your contacts
write call log
modify or delete contents of USB storage
add or remove accounts
create accounts and set passwords
find accounts on the device
full network access
recieve data from the internet
view network and wifi connections
Etc etc
The only two new things appear the apps ability to make calls and send texts which is what the purpose of the messenger app is. So if you already have the facebook app installed on your phone you should not be anymore concerned about the messenger app.
This is not to say that the facebook app doesn't have its own privacy issues that extend to the new app just that Facebooks new policy switch forcing you to use messenger doesn't change your privacy risk.
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