Speaking as a user I can see the benefits of an application that might block calls from numbers that are not on my contact list. Marketing calls are VERY annoying.
I do understand the potential security problems if this falls in the wrong hands, of course. But as a user I can understand : ) Juan On Thu, Sep 10, 2009 at 5:53 PM, Chris Stratton <[email protected]> wrote: > > But there's no reason a future version of the platform couldn't > include both a documented api and an explicit "reject calls" > permission. > > On Sep 10, 12:51 pm, Chris Stratton <[email protected]> wrote: >> On Sep 10, 11:48 am, Mark Murphy <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Blocking incoming phone calls...even if I >> > knew how to do it, I would not be discussing it on an open list like >> > this. After all, malware might exploit this capability to block all >> > incoming calls, or random incoming calls, or something. >> >> Malware with the permission to block calls would also have the >> permission to make calls, wouldn't it? If so, would think that be >> more serious, potentially running up substantial bills - and point to >> the same caution of users needing to be careful of what applications >> with phone permissions they install. >> >> I would think that the ability to block calls, for example all calls >> not in contacts, is much more likely to be employed to combat malware >> of the robo-dialer sort used by unscrupulous telemarketers... > > > -- Juan Delgado - Zárate http://zarate.tv http://blog.zarate.tv --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Beginners" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-beginners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
