Re:Google to Fold Chrome Operating System into Android
by malka on Thursday October 29, 2015 @07:08PM
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> Sure, apps can be abusive and ask for more permissions than they need and refuse to run if they don't have them, but that's a problem with any conceivable permission system.
The OS could give fake data to the apps. Such as a arbitrary GPS location, or an empty contact list.
Re:Google to Fold Chrome Operating System into Android
by oneeyedpigeon on Thursday October 29, 2015 @07:17PM
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Hopefully, that would be unnecessary. If my calculator app won't run without full access to my address book, I'll seek out an alternative calculator which will; at this extreme, with an open marketplace, there will surely be alternatives.
Re:Google to Fold Chrome Operating System into Android
by JetSpiegel on Thursday October 29, 2015 @09:59PM
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> with an open marketplace, there will surely be alternatives
Famous last words. Take a look at the Android store, it's a wasteland of adware-ridden crap.
Re:Google to Fold Chrome Operating System into Android
by chrisacree on Thursday October 29, 2015 @10:31PM
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Alright, time to take a stand.
If you can't find a calculator app that doesn't require your contacts/GPS, I will personally build one.
Be the change!
Re:Google to Fold Chrome Operating System into Android
by guelo on Thursday October 29, 2015 @09:49PM
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Marshmallow does do this for legacy apps that are not designed for the new permission model.
Re:Google to Fold Chrome Operating System into Android
by gruez on Thursday October 29, 2015 @09:43PM
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there's xprivacy for that
Re:Google to Fold Chrome Operating System into Android
by s73v3r on Friday October 30, 2015 @05:22PM
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That's not something that developers would stand for. As a developer, I want to know that a permission was denied, so I can take action. If a permission I asked for was denied, it's quite possible my app won't run correctly. And I don't want to deal with idiots leaving crappy reviews because they decided to deny permission.
I think you might misunderstand what the Marshmallow upgrade will allow. Users will have the ability to turn off any given permission for any given app. Don't want google maps to have GPS access? Cool, just turn it off and the app will have to deal with the lack of information. It's not a Windows model carte blanche per-run thing.
Sure, apps can be abusive and ask for more permissions than they need and refuse to run if they don't have them, but that's a problem with any conceivable permission system.