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minus-squarerickyrigatoni@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down9·16 hours agoAndroid’s fucked up permissions scheme makes even a flashlight app look like horrible spyware.
minus-squareLainTrain@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·9 hours agoBut in this case it doesn’t apply, and you don’t actually need the camera permissions to enable the flashlight and haven’t for a very long time.
minus-squareIsThisAnAI@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·15 hours agoI have never once seen a robust permission model be easy to use or explain to folks who don’t care. Do you have a suggested alternative that’s going to keep privacy and security advocates happy, while being easier to use?
minus-squarerickyrigatoni@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down10·14 hours agoremove permissions entirely and give every program root access. if it worked for dos it’ll work for everyone.
minus-squarerickyrigatoni@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 hours agoIf people are going to waste my time with that “never complain about anything unless you can offer a solution” crap I’ll waste their time with a similarly stupid answer.
Android’s fucked up permissions scheme makes even a flashlight app look like horrible spyware.
But in this case it doesn’t apply, and you don’t actually need the camera permissions to enable the flashlight and haven’t for a very long time.
I have never once seen a robust permission model be easy to use or explain to folks who don’t care.
Do you have a suggested alternative that’s going to keep privacy and security advocates happy, while being easier to use?
remove permissions entirely and give every program root access. if it worked for dos it’ll work for everyone.
Lol that’s insane.
If people are going to waste my time with that “never complain about anything unless you can offer a solution” crap I’ll waste their time with a similarly stupid answer.