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Re:AltStore: An alternative app store for non-jailbroken iOS... by Razengan on Sunday November 08, 2020 @09:42PM (#25030956)
> Apple's insistence on refusing users control of their devices is why I switched to Android

Google lets banks remotely disable phones [0]

Google lets apps prevent users from taking screenshots [1]

How's the permissions situations on Android? Is it still all-or-none?

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25026050

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25025066

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Re:AltStore: An alternative app store for non-jailbroken iOS... by djeiasbsbo on Monday November 09, 2020 @10:02AM (#25035460)
The permission system on Android is still severely broken.

Any app can access the clipboard at any time. There are many permissions that are not controllable by an end user. A combination of gyroscope and microphone data can be used to "keylog" everything one is typing.

Any app also has access to a lot of information that is not covered by the permission system, such as Android ID, IMEI, SSID, etc.

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Re:AltStore: An alternative app store for non-jailbroken iOS... by pjmlp on Monday November 09, 2020 @01:39AM (#25031995)
We are now on Android 11, and the permission model has changed since Android 7.
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