Hi, Apologies for being a n00b - I have done a search in the forum and a bit of googling, but without finding a satisfactory answer.
Why does more or less every application on the Play store seem to want "Full Internet Access"? It seems to be such coarse grained permission and so many apps ask for it as to be effectively useless. I was interested in installing a different keyboard app, but they seem to want full internet access. Am I the only person who thinks that is completely unreasonable, and screams spyware? As far as I can gather, Google does not screen the apps on the play store for malware, although they may force an app to be pulled from the store if issues are reported (a shut the stable door after the horse has bolted approach). I did look at installing a firewall, so I can install apps that ask for Full Internet Access and then block them with the firewall, but that seems to require rooting the device which I understand involves the risk of (a) bricking it and (b) further security vulnerabilities. Why is there not a firewall bundled into Android by default? Am I missing something(s) significant here? I hope so, because at the moment it seems that Android is fundamentally insecure. Justin -- 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/-/pgHcHTOedr0J. 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.
