Re:Mozilla hit with takedown request for anti-paywall addons
by chopin on Monday December 03, 2018 @03:55AM
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> Access to the specific document you presently want to edit (say through an OS-provided file select dialog or equivalent cli) is much different than unfettered access to all of your files.
This is one thing I like about Android. You can avoid requesting file permissions for your app by using native intents for file access. I think its the same for other stuff, like email. As much as I loathe Googles control over Android, I think this is a good thing.
It's a dream. Kept alive by a very diligent community, but let's not kid ourselves that it's a very strong assumption.
> In which case you're still pretty screwed, because it inherently needs access to your documents
Access to the specific document you presently want to edit (say through an OS-provided file select dialog or equivalent cli) is much different than unfettered access to all of your files.
> The motivations behind the rise in centralization are authoritarian and pecuniary rather than any legitimate security concern
People do choose say Apple products precisely because of the curated Disneyland App store. Centralizers certainly have their selfish motives, but people are driven into their arms looking for safety. Browsers are used for software distribution precisely because they're a sandbox - there's much less fear of the unknown than running a random exe.