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Re:Android wallpaper app that steals your data was downloade... by there on Wednesday July 28, 2010 @11:06PM (#1556482)
maybe on-demand permission requests would be better for many of those things, like apple ios does when an app requests your location.

if i did something in google maps and it popped up a dialog asking for access to my call logs, i would certainly deny it, but i just did that update this morning and didn't even notice anything about it accessing my call logs.

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Re:Android wallpaper app that steals your data was downloade... by masklinn on Thursday July 29, 2010 @02:35AM (#1556808)
> maybe on-demand permission requests would be better for many of those things, like apple ios does when an app requests your location.

Wouldn't change much, 95% of users would still go WANNA USE APPLICATION, DISMISS MEAN BOX NOW

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Re:Android wallpaper app that steals your data was downloade... by elliottkember on Thursday July 29, 2010 @03:31AM (#1556892)
Cancel or allow?
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Re:Android wallpaper app that steals your data was downloade... by masklinn on Thursday July 29, 2010 @07:29AM (#1557232)
Cancel doesn't give them APPLICATION NOW, so it's just training them to reflex-click allow. It's a pavlovian reaction: Cancel -> no application; Allow -> application. If they launched the application, they probably want to see what's in it.
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