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Re:Google to Fold Chrome Operating System into Android by malka on Thursday October 29, 2015 @07:08PM (#10475076)
> 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.

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Re:Google to Fold Chrome Operating System into Android by oneeyedpigeon on Thursday October 29, 2015 @07:17PM (#10475136)
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.
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Re:Google to Fold Chrome Operating System into Android by JetSpiegel on Thursday October 29, 2015 @09:59PM (#10475730)
> 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.

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Re:Google to Fold Chrome Operating System into Android by chrisacree on Thursday October 29, 2015 @10:31PM (#10475822)
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!

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Re:Google to Fold Chrome Operating System into Android by guelo on Thursday October 29, 2015 @09:49PM (#10475701)
Marshmallow does do this for legacy apps that are not designed for the new permission model.
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Re:Google to Fold Chrome Operating System into Android by gruez on Thursday October 29, 2015 @09:43PM (#10475687)
there's xprivacy for that
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Re:Google to Fold Chrome Operating System into Android by s73v3r on Friday October 30, 2015 @05:22PM (#10480615)
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.
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