I think it is also worth noting that while those of us who are knowledgeable about permissions (we're members of the android security discussion mailing list obviously) could be make use of such a tool, it is difficult to extend that to the wider Android community as a whole. It's readily apparent that users have a hard enough time understanding permissions and the risks they entail in general, let alone be able to make an informed choice about how to limit them with certain applications. While it's certainly a solution I'd love to see, it's not necessarily something that I could see being a default system in the AOSP mainline or Google's internal repo.
I think it's also worth mentioning, as I put on my Faraday cage headgear, that such a system would most likely destroy (or greatly harm) the free application ad-based app economy (as well as Google's cut of that revenue). Cheers, Nathaniel On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 11:15 AM, Dominik Schürmann <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I don't think Google will implement this at any time, as it does not > provide real value to Android and will scare off some developers. In my > opinion you are right and we need a usable solution for permission > management. > > On 24.07.2012 20:50, Kevin Veroneau wrote: >> If XDA developed such a system into their custom ROMs, I would forever >> move over to a 3rd party ROM from XDA and forget about official google >> ROMs, as this is a needed security feature in Android or any mobile >> device for that matter. This device stores our personal information >> for crying out loud, and the way security is handled in Android is >> absolutely archaic and needs to change NOW! > > > See PDroid: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1357056 > > Regards > Dominik > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Security Discussions" group. 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.
