Google Removes Vital Privacy Feature From Android, Claims Release Was Accidental

Re:Google Removes Vital Privacy Feature From Android, Claims... by mdorazio on Friday December 13, 2013 @09:15AM (#6900535)

Looking at the Settings area on my phone, it is possible in iOS 6 to set App-level permissions for: -Push Notifications -Location Services -Contacts -Calendars -Reminders -Photos -Bluetooth -Twitter Account Access -Facebook Account Access. Note that iOS7 may have added more.

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Re:Google Removes Vital Privacy Feature From Android, Claims... by FigBug on Friday December 13, 2013 @10:10AM (#6900840)

My only complaint is iOS apps know if the permission is denied, so every time you switch to them they can ask you to enable permissions which is annoying (Facebook messenger). I wish they just returned no data.

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Re:Google Removes Vital Privacy Feature From Android, Claims... by stanleydrew on Friday December 13, 2013 @12:47PM (#6901800)

That might work for contacts, but what does it mean to "return no data" for location services or bluetooth? In those cases isn't "no data" indistinguishable from "disallowed permission"?

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Re:Google Removes Vital Privacy Feature From Android, Claims... by eropple on Friday December 13, 2013 @01:21PM (#6901995)

"Couldn't get fix" and "no devices found", respectively?

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Re:Google Removes Vital Privacy Feature From Android, Claims... by pmjordan on Saturday December 14, 2013 @12:03AM (#6904707)

Or the returned location could be user-specified. The UI for dropping a pin or entering a searchable location by name is well-understood by users.

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