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This could be done previously with on custom Android builds with XPrivacy (an XPosed module). It worked quite well for a long time, but tended to be quite a bu
by low_key 7y ago
This could be done previously with on custom Android builds with XPrivacy (an XPosed module).
It worked quite well for a long time, but tended to be quite a burden to maintain through OS updates. Starting with Oreo or so it no longer worked, but there was another similar module that had much of its functionality.
It could even go as far as exposing a subset of your address book to an app. So, for example, when I wanted to use WhatsApp I could just show it the 3 contacts that I wanted it to see.
The operating system should sandbox every app and by default provide it fake data for everything. The user should say what they really want to allow the app to access.
I eventually switched to an iPhone and just don't install many apps.