> I expect applications to have access to my desktop. I do not need to be asked. It would be like asking permission to access my clipboard, or use my speakers,

> I expect applications to have access to my desktop. I do not need to be asked. It would be like asking permission to access my clipboard, or use my speakers, or read my keyboard. I would like to know if an application: - Is scanning the contents of my documents or desktop outside of files I specifically selected or it previously created - Is monitoring data going on the clipboard - Wants permission to make alert sounds or play other audio even if my sound is silenced/muted - Wants to listen to my microphone - Wants to monitor sound being output by other applications, such as VOIP - Is monitoring for keystrokes even when it is not in the foreground. > If you bombard users with dialogues for every little thing, all you will do is train them to habitually click yes. Now you have lowered security, because users will ignore the more serious warnings too. And you've wasted everyone's time in the process. If the new permissions were about security, they would all be denied and applications would have to figure out how to cope. They are about user privacy.