What are you on about. This was on a Apple product. Android applications declare their permissions. You get the option of installing an Free as in open source marketplace on an Android device, and just using those.
Are apple users shown by iOS what permissions and data the application will have access to before installing? Haven't had an iThing for some years, but my Android phone clearly explains what an application wants access to. This allows me to make informed decisions about what happens with my personal data.
The problem is that many of these startups take the mindset "don't ask for permission" so they just trample over people and wait to see if anybody will say anything — i'm also seeing this in google wanting to track people
tuppe666Feb 10, 2012Buried
What are you on about. This was on a Apple product. Android applications declare their permissions. You get the option of installing an Free as in open source marketplace on an Android device, and just using those.
casspaFeb 9, 2012Buried
We should at least have the option to opt out of their full privacy settings.
TomHanks4Feb 10, 2012Buried
Are apple users shown by iOS what permissions and data the application will have access to before installing? Haven't had an iThing for some years, but my Android phone clearly explains what an application wants access to. This allows me to make informed decisions about what happens with my personal data.
michaelpintoFeb 9, 2012Buried
The problem is that many of these startups take the mindset "don't ask for permission" so they just trample over people and wait to see if anybody will say anything — i'm also seeing this in google wanting to track people
g21networkFeb 10, 2012Buried
good