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It is funny how things change when you use the physical world metaphor. There was a campaign recently by the Dutch regulatory agency that made people aware of t

It is funny how things change when you use the physical world metaphor. There was a campaign recently by the Dutch regulatory agency that made people aware of the implications of allowing permissions in "free" apps. They made an (anecdotal) video by promising a free cup of coffee in exchange for your contact list on your phone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYXM56YJWSo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AYXM56YJWSo (Dutch unfortunately)

WA 11y ago
Nice video. My wife has an Android phone, I have an iPhone. Recently, I wanted to install some app on her phone and it is still beyond my understanding, why Google still doesn't allow to deny certain permissions. It's all or nothing. And no, a fucking video editor shouldn't require access to my contacts, my browsing history and the accounts on my phone. Android imho is unusable until they let me deny certain permissions, because often, the "best" apps ask for basically everything.
- mike-cardwell 11y ago
  Install Cyanogenmod, or buy a phone with it pre-installed like a OnePlus, then you get "Privacy Guard" in the settings which lets you specify exactly what data apps can access. Android isn't the problem. Google is the problem. [edit] As in, you can restrict access to things like location, contacts, calendar etc.
- WillKirkby 11y ago
  As of 6.0 Marshmallow, you can disable any permission you want. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZqDdvhTZj0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZqDdvhTZj0
jacquesm 11y ago
That video is brilliant. Thank you. 'Please plug in your phone here, we need to get some data from it' 'Huh?'
- Borating 11y ago
  See this one [1] from mozilla [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LcUOEP7Brc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LcUOEP7Brc
  - jacquesm 11y ago
    If that wasn't posted to HN yet you should.
  - Kristine1975 11y ago
    Well-made video. Although hosting it on Youtube (Google) is somewhat ironic.
kelseydh 11y ago
That reminds me a lot of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7pYHN9iC9I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7pYHN9iC9I Would be great to make one similar combining the two concepts in regards to sharing phone data.
Borating 11y ago
Check the Mozilla campain "The Hidden Business of the Internet" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LcUOEP7Brc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LcUOEP7Brc

WA 11y ago

Nice video. My wife has an Android phone, I have an iPhone. Recently, I wanted to install some app on her phone and it is still beyond my understanding, why Google still doesn't allow to deny certain permissions. It's all or nothing. And no, a fucking video editor shouldn't require access to my contacts, my browsing history and the accounts on my phone. Android imho is unusable until they let me deny certain permissions, because often, the "best" apps ask for basically everything.

mike-cardwell 11y ago
Install Cyanogenmod, or buy a phone with it pre-installed like a OnePlus, then you get "Privacy Guard" in the settings which lets you specify exactly what data apps can access. Android isn't the problem. Google is the problem. [edit] As in, you can restrict access to things like location, contacts, calendar etc.
WillKirkby 11y ago
As of 6.0 Marshmallow, you can disable any permission you want. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZqDdvhTZj0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZqDdvhTZj0

jacquesm 11y ago

That video is brilliant. Thank you. 'Please plug in your phone here, we need to get some data from it' 'Huh?'

Borating 11y ago
See this one [1] from mozilla [1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LcUOEP7Brc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LcUOEP7Brc
- jacquesm 11y ago
  If that wasn't posted to HN yet you should.
- Kristine1975 11y ago
  Well-made video. Although hosting it on Youtube (Google) is somewhat ironic.

kelseydh 11y ago

That reminds me a lot of this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7pYHN9iC9I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7pYHN9iC9I Would be great to make one similar combining the two concepts in regards to sharing phone data.

Borating 11y ago

Check the Mozilla campain "The Hidden Business of the Internet" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LcUOEP7Brc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LcUOEP7Brc