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Re:Google Removes Vital Privacy Feature From Android, Claims... by barrkel on Friday December 13, 2013 @10:40AM (#6901025)
There is almost zero app breakage potential. Because the implementation shouldn't be refusing permissions, it should simply be mocking them. Ask for a location? Mock it to an arbitrary location. Asking for contacts? Return an empty list, or a list with [email protected]. Etc.
Re:Google Removes Vital Privacy Feature From Android, Claims... by jackgavigan on Friday December 13, 2013 @12:02PM (#6901538)
> ..the implementation shouldn't be refusing permissions, it should simply be mocking them. Ask for a location? Mock it to an arbitrary location.

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