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| From | Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.mobile.android |
| Subject | Re: Why does it need access to all those things. |
| Date | 2018-10-05 07:31 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <pp73vm$rjo$4@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <42ocrdltfjmpdmuhvf38dhns2uvre3mdf9@4ax.com> |
micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> wrote: > Allow access to photos, media, and files. ?? > > > All I want to do is install a louder ringtone. Why does it need access > to those 3 things? It seems like it's up to no good. > > I installed a Geico app today so I wouldn't have to carry my car > insurance card, which changes every 6 months. It wanted even more > access, and I did it, but what is it going to do with all that power. > Nothing I want, I fear. More often than not it's a lazy developer. They just select permissions they might need rather than actually use. The extra permissions could be used maliciously although it's unlikely. I thought on recent androids you could selectively allow permissions?
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Why does it need access to all those things. micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2018-10-04 14:50 -0400
Re: Why does it need access to all those things. Chris <ithinkiam@gmail.com> - 2018-10-05 07:31 +0000
Re: Why does it need access to all those things. Ralph Fox <-rf-nz-@-.invalid> - 2018-10-05 20:39 +1300
Re: Why does it need access to all those things. Joe Beanfish <joebeanfish@nospam.duh> - 2018-10-05 13:38 +0000
Re: Why does it need access to all those things. "Carlos E. R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-10-05 21:24 +0200
Re: Why does it need access to all those things. micky <NONONOmisc07@bigfoot.com> - 2018-10-06 02:37 -0400
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