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Re:No app, no entry: How the digital world is failing the no... by ryukafalz on Thursday August 24, 2023 @11:53AM (#37250356)
> Such ss?

Network access. Accelerometer access (which, remember, can be used as a rudimentary microphone among other things).

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Re:No app, no entry: How the digital world is failing the no... by scarface_74 on Thursday August 24, 2023 @12:20PM (#37250748)
> Network access.

You can disable cellular access on a per app basis. Yes not being able to turn off access for wifi on a per app basis is a gap.

> Accelerometer access

An app can't access accelerometer data in the background on iOS.

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