On Thu, 27 Sep 2012 12:05:06 +0200, Graham Allan <[email protected]>
wrote:
In general I'm finding more and more of these permission requests from
apps as suspicious. Bottom line is if I'm that worried I just
shouldn't install the app, but I think it's the actual presentation of
the permission requests isn't doing the developer any favours. It
would be nice if with each permission requested, the app developer
could add a short blurb explaining why it's necessary, e.g. "This is
for Feature X which uses inbound call numbers to Y." The app developer
could always tell lies if they're malicious, but it would make me feel
better when I'm a bit suspicious when granting permissions.
... and another plus point would be for Android to have "recommended" or
"optional" permissions. Something that can be granted or not, in function
of the user's desire, eventually disabling only parts of the features.
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