Apple now requires user permission in iOS 6 before apps can access private data

Re:Apple now requires user permission in iOS 6 before apps c... by zmmmmm on Thursday June 14, 2012 @08:03PM (#4114239)

Not really. There are virtually no permissions that can be approved on a case by case basis in Android. Google claims that interactively approving permissions will make life "too complex" for developers. I hope this inspires them to be a little more open minded about it. There are so many useful but optional features of apps that need intrusive permissions (eg: read your contacts) - but apps need to request blanket permissions to them up front, which is just silly. I think developers can handle a little if-else logic especially if the trade-off is they can avoid the stupidity of having to push multiple versions in to the app market just to cater for different permission requirements.

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Re:Apple now requires user permission in iOS 6 before apps c... by StavrosK on Thursday June 14, 2012 @08:29PM (#4114328)

You can (and should) install LBE privacy guard. If you don't want an app to access, say, your contacts list, it gets an empty contacts list.

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Re:Apple now requires user permission in iOS 6 before apps c... by sjwright on Thursday June 14, 2012 @10:33PM (#4114672)

Yay, I enjoy being a systems integrator for my mobile phone.

Not.

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Re:Apple now requires user permission in iOS 6 before apps c... by StavrosK on Friday June 15, 2012 @05:29AM (#4115708)

How are you being a systems integrator? Or do you mean you need an app that reads your mind as to what permissions to grant?

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Re:Apple now requires user permission in iOS 6 before apps c... by sjwright on Friday June 15, 2012 @12:22PM (#4117252)

If I have to download and configure a custom application into my toaster in order to choose whether I permit raisin bread, I'm being a toaster systems integrator.

"This isn't a problem, install this third party app to keep your permissions secure! But sorry, it could break at any time because Google don't provide support for it."

This is a desktop computer mentality. Sorry dude, I'm a programmer and a sysadmin, but my phone is a #*$@ing APPLIANCE! I want it to make and receive calls, and maybe play a few rounds of Angry Birds without wondering if Rovio is tweeting my location behind my back.

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Re:Apple now requires user permission in iOS 6 before apps c... by StavrosK on Friday June 15, 2012 @12:25PM (#4117275)

So you become a systems integrator by downloading apps to your phone? Then I'm afraid you already are one, sadly.

Who do these phone companies think they are, expecting people to actually program numbers in a device just to call someone? Not everyone is a programmer!

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Re:Apple now requires user permission in iOS 6 before apps c... by sjwright on Friday June 15, 2012 @09:16PM (#4119565)

You're being intentionally dense or missing the point.

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Re:Apple now requires user permission in iOS 6 before apps c... by StavrosK on Saturday June 16, 2012 @05:06AM (#4120204)

What is the point?

EDIT: You edited your comment above, but it still makes no sense to me. Your phone can't know if you want an app to access your personal info or not, you have to tell it. The only difference between what you want and what I propose is that you have to spend an extra two seconds installing an app. This doesn't sound so onerous, and doesn't mean you have to be an expert.

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