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>has been in iOS since forever Granular permissions have only been in iOS since version 6.0, which came out 3 years ago. The first version of iOS was 8 years a
by tarblog 11y ago
>has been in iOS since forever
Granular permissions have only been in iOS since version 6.0, which came out 3 years ago. The first version of iOS was 8 years ago. For a feature that's "as common sense as it gets" we sure got along fine without it for half a decade.
- JoBrad 11y agoI wouldn't say we were getting along fine without it. There were some pretty big privacy breaches[1], which helped move Apple forward. I think Google and Android are great, but on this topic they have held out for as long as possible, it seems[2]. [1] http://www.cnet.com/news/path-shares-photos-oh-and-uploads-your-contacts-too/ http://www.cnet.com/news/path-shares-photos-oh-and-uploads-y... [2] http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/dec/20/android-apps-permission-app-ops http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/dec/20/android-ap...