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And their forcing you to install an app store shim that asks for ALL/ALL application rights is why they got booted to my "snoopy vendors only" Android profile:

And their forcing you to install an app store shim that asks for ALL/ALL application rights is why they got booted to my "snoopy vendors only" Android profile: the one with zero human contact information. For those of us willing to put the time into it I'd love a cleaner way to containerize apps and firewall off personal information.

JoshTriplett 11y ago
> "snoopy vendors only" Android profile That's a brilliant idea, especially now that the multi-user support works on phones in addition to tablets.
- technofiend 11y ago
  If you're willing to root your phone there's an xposed privacy framework that inserts itself between the OS and snoopy apps to allow finer access control. http://repo.xposed.info/module/biz.bokhorst.xprivacy http://repo.xposed.info/module/biz.bokhorst.xprivacy This allows you discretion for apps you still wish to install but demand too many privileges.
CamperBob2 11y ago
That's interesting, I didn't know you could do that with Android. That is a hell of an awesome feature, coming from an iOS user. IMO, we'll almost be forced to maintain multiple identities in the future, and it's good to hear that Google is getting a jump on that trend. It makes sense, of course, considering that this approach will let Google -- but no one else -- know who all those identities point back to.
- technofiend 11y ago
  It's not in every Android distribution: for instance Samsung doesn't include it on their phones, but profiles are one of the benefits of running stock Android on a Nexus phone.
tadfisher 11y ago
An Android for Work profile runs on Android's new containerization feature (derived from Knox). You'll either need a separate Apps account or use a custom Work Policy Controller[1] as a lightweight app container. I'd not be surprised if someone has built something marketable on this stack already. [1] https://developer.android.com/training/enterprise/work-policy-ctrl.html https://developer.android.com/training/enterprise/work-polic...
- technofiend 11y ago
  Slick! I will have to try imposing a profile on something like Uber to see what happens. :-)

JoshTriplett 11y ago

> "snoopy vendors only" Android profile That's a brilliant idea, especially now that the multi-user support works on phones in addition to tablets.

technofiend 11y ago
If you're willing to root your phone there's an xposed privacy framework that inserts itself between the OS and snoopy apps to allow finer access control. http://repo.xposed.info/module/biz.bokhorst.xprivacy http://repo.xposed.info/module/biz.bokhorst.xprivacy This allows you discretion for apps you still wish to install but demand too many privileges.

CamperBob2 11y ago

That's interesting, I didn't know you could do that with Android. That is a hell of an awesome feature, coming from an iOS user. IMO, we'll almost be forced to maintain multiple identities in the future, and it's good to hear that Google is getting a jump on that trend. It makes sense, of course, considering that this approach will let Google -- but no one else -- know who all those identities point back to.

technofiend 11y ago
It's not in every Android distribution: for instance Samsung doesn't include it on their phones, but profiles are one of the benefits of running stock Android on a Nexus phone.

tadfisher 11y ago

An Android for Work profile runs on Android's new containerization feature (derived from Knox). You'll either need a separate Apps account or use a custom Work Policy Controller[1] as a lightweight app container. I'd not be surprised if someone has built something marketable on this stack already. [1] https://developer.android.com/training/enterprise/work-policy-ctrl.html https://developer.android.com/training/enterprise/work-polic...

technofiend 11y ago
Slick! I will have to try imposing a profile on something like Uber to see what happens. :-)