Permissions Creep

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Permissions Creep 2016-06-02 02:58:00Post No. 54866275
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Permissions Creep Anonymous 2016-06-02 02:58:00 Post No. 54866275 [Report]

Why do so many Android apps request unnecessary permissions? Pic related, Tetris apparently needs to know my location...

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Anonymous 2016-06-02 03:02:24 Post No.54866349
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Anonymous 2016-06-02 03:02:24 Post No.54866349 [Report]

>still using versions older than Marshmallow
lmao'ing at your life f@m

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Anonymous 2016-06-02 03:03:34 Post No.54866367
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Anonymous 2016-06-02 03:03:34 Post No.54866367 [Report]

>>54866275
>download "free" product
>OMG why is there a catch?!?!?!

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Anonymous 2016-06-02 03:03:37 Post No.54866368
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Anonymous 2016-06-02 03:03:37 Post No.54866368 [Report]

>>54866349
>not using android n
jej

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Anonymous 2016-06-02 03:05:34 Post No.54866391
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Anonymous 2016-06-02 03:05:34 Post No.54866391 [Report]

>>54866275
I've literally not had this problem ever since I got a smartphone.

>the fuck is this shit
>look up privacy permissions online
>NOPE.AVI
>discover CM
>install CM
>privacy guard blocks all app access to personal info regardless of what you accept

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Anonymous 2016-06-02 03:06:37 Post No.54866414
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Anonymous 2016-06-02 03:06:37 Post No.54866414 [Report]

>>54866391
Is this built into CM?

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Anonymous 2016-06-02 03:11:19 Post No.54866479
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Anonymous 2016-06-02 03:11:19 Post No.54866479 [Report]

>>54866349
>Giving a shit about the particular version of Android a random person on the Internet uses
>>54866367
It's true for paid apps as well, though.

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Anonymous 2016-06-02 03:12:20 Post No.54866497
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Anonymous 2016-06-02 03:12:20 Post No.54866497 [Report]

>>54866414
CM and all CM based custom roms.

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Anonymous 2016-06-02 03:12:36 Post No.54866499
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Anonymous 2016-06-02 03:12:36 Post No.54866499 [Report]

>>54866479
>missing the point
Marshmallow revamped the permissions model, thereby solving the ratfuckery OP has to deal with.

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Anonymous 2016-06-02 03:15:15 Post No.54866532
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Anonymous 2016-06-02 03:15:15 Post No.54866532 [Report]

Just install XPrivacy Xposed module and deny whichever permissions you like

>>54866275

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Anonymous 2016-06-02 03:41:48 Post No.54866857
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Anonymous 2016-06-02 03:41:48 Post No.54866857 [Report]

>tfw no qt3.14 CM for my tablet

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Anonymous 2016-06-02 03:44:33 Post No.54866892
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Anonymous 2016-06-02 03:44:33 Post No.54866892 [Report]

>>54866532
This

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Anonymous 2016-06-02 04:25:04 Post No.54867337
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Anonymous 2016-06-02 04:25:04 Post No.54867337 [Report]

>>54866275
For targeted ads. By the way, don't bother with that app, the ads are invasive af. Look up tetrios.