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Re:I switched from iPhone to the Pixel 2: One-week report by syshum on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @08:36PM (#16973116)
Yes an a responsible person that downloaded a photo app that requested access to "your contacts, location history, notification center, and firstborn child" would choose not to install it.

If you continue to install those apps you only have yourself to blame IMO

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Re:I switched from iPhone to the Pixel 2: One-week report by saagarjha on Tuesday May 01, 2018 @08:43PM (#16973155)
But on Android pretty much any app does this. Just look at what Google Photos needs: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.and...
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Re:I switched from iPhone to the Pixel 2: One-week report by syshum on Thursday May 03, 2018 @07:43PM (#16990993)
Using a Core Android App developed by Google, that used to be a part of ASOP, and it required to be installed on all Play Store Eligible Android Devices is not a good example of "Pretty much any app does this"

I have all kinds of apps that do not do this, only asking for permissions they need

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