Hi, Apologies for the n00b question, but why do many apps on the Play store ask for Full Internet Access?
According to the description of the Full Internet Access permission <quote>the browser and other applications provide means to send data to the internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the internet</quote>. My specific use case is looking at an alternative keyboard, but I don't like the fact that they all seem to want Full Internet Access. Is there any kind of vetting of the apps on the Play store to determine if they are safe (e.g. won't email your passwords/credit card numbers to the mafia)? I'm also curious to know why Android doesn't have a built in Firewall, or at least a more fine grained model of network permissions. I see that I can install one if I "root" my tablet, but this in itself seems to expose me to another set of risks. Any advice gratefully received. Cheers, JUF -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Security Discussions" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/android-security-discuss/-/qUP3SPtRKkQJ. 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-security-discuss?hl=en.
