Oh, and contrary to what others above have suggested, I DON'T CARE if other people use it or just let it slide. Even if there is a button that says "click here to modify advanced security authorizations", I would be grateful for it and would *definitely* use it to restrict applications that try to access things that I don't want them to.
On Apr 27, 2:44 pm, lbcoder <[email protected]> wrote: > I think its a great idea to be able to force restrict application > permissions. By the very nature of the system, application permissions > are restricted -- for example, application A has system level > permission only for its own data as well as the data that the OS > explicitly makes available. This is by unix user permissions -- each > application is granted its own unique user id. > > Now to just take that one more step, upon an application request for > one of those explicitly granted authorizations, the OS should check > the permissions table to check if that UID has authorization to access > that particular data. This would be on par with the function of > POLICYKIT, which is a Linux authorization control > system...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PolicyKit > > On Apr 27, 7:26 am, Mike Baroukh <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > One of the things I like most about Android are the security > > > features. > > > There is no real security. > > I bet I can add any permission I want on an apk and 90% users while > > install it without taking care. > > > I think it would have been more clever to be able to disable permission > > when installing or even later. > > For example, If an application need internet acces and I don't know why, > > I disable only internet access for it. > > If later I think there no security issue, I can re-enable this feature. > > > It would even be nice nice to be able to, eventually, allow permission > > when the application need it, for once or for the whole session. > > > finally, the choice should be to the user. > > actually, it's the application that choose it wants some rights and it's > > android that said "nope, I won't allow you to turn on/off gps". > > but finally, the user have no choice ... > > > Mike > > > madcoder a écrit : > > > > Actually, I HIGHLY disagree. User security should be of utmost > > > importance. I don't mind clicking 'GPS' in useful switchers, then > > > having it open a dialog where I click one more time to prevent apps > > > from 'secretly' logging my position. > > > > One of the things I like most about Android are the security > > > features. Install an app that wants my location? Nope. It wants > > > access to my contacts? Heaven forbid! > > > > I can understand your point about not liking the extra step required, > > > but I feel it's well-worth the security implications. A possible > > > compromise might be allowing the user to specify automatic access if > > > they don't care about security. > > > > Thanks to all the Google engineers for this fix. > > > > On Apr 24, 2:16 am, schwiz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > >> Just read the android developers blog post stating that in the new > > >> firmware programs wont be able to toggle things like GPS on and off, > > >> and now developrs only choice will be to open the settings dialog box > > >> so the user can manually change the setting. Does anyone else think > > >> this will be extremely annoying to the end user? Apps like power > > >> manager, that you open for a quick and easy interface too turn these > > >> things on and off are no longer going to work? It won't be able to > > >> change settings depending on if your phone is plugged in or not? This > > >> has got to be the lamest thing I have ever heard. Someone else has to > > >> agree with me? > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" 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-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
