Hi, I have a suggestions regarding the permissions for applications to make. Right now if you download an application from the Market, it tells you, which permissions the application needs. For sure, this is meant to address security issues. However, most end users don't really know how to deal with them and just ignore this list. So here's my suggestion on how to make it easier for the end users. Group the permissions in those that don't really pose a security risk (e.g. turn GPS on), those that might or might not pose a risk (e.g. access the contacts) and those that pose a risk if you can't trust the application (e.g. sending information). Then use green, yellow and red icons for the permissions in those groups and display them to the end user. E.g. a green filled circle with a black GPS symbol on it, a yellow circle with a person symbol representing a contact, or a red circle with an envelope on it. This will be very easy to understand for each user and will significantly increase the awareness (e.g. why does my facebook app need to access my SMSs?). I hope I posted this in the right forum. If not, please feel free to move it accordingly. Thanks!
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