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Re:Equifax’s Maddening Unaccountability by koolba on Monday September 11, 2017 @08:05PM (#15223630)
Since when does Uber ask for use of your camera or access to photos? And for what?
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Re:Equifax’s Maddening Unaccountability by pkkim on Monday September 11, 2017 @08:19PM (#15223699)
You can take a picture of your payment card instead of typing the digits in.
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Re:Equifax’s Maddening Unaccountability by seanp2k2 on Monday September 11, 2017 @10:06PM (#15224202)
It should ask for permission if you try to do that, not when you install the app.
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Re:Equifax’s Maddening Unaccountability by dunham on Monday September 11, 2017 @10:30PM (#15224296)
It might be an android thing. In iOS you can ask when you need it, and still use the app if you say no. I've gotten the impression that Android asks everything up front at installation time and doesn't install if you say no, but I'm not an android user/dev so I don't know for sure.
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Re:Equifax’s Maddening Unaccountability by TulliusCicero on Monday September 11, 2017 @11:34PM (#15224624)
That used to be true but the permissions model changed to just-in-time a couple versions ago.
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