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Exactly. And he complains about not being able to search for apps that have location set to "Always" or "While Using", but it is hardly a bother to scroll throu

by spsful 7y ago

Exactly. And he complains about not being able to search for apps that have location set to "Always" or "While Using", but it is hardly a bother to scroll through the list of installed apps and do a once-over to check their location settings. He also complains about the "Bluetooth tab" in privacy settings, saying that companies would only need this permission for "crappy tracking". In essence, he makes it sound like Apple is in the wrong for having this setting configurable at all. But has he ever used a phone before? Apps didn't even need to request permission to use Bluetooth radios in older iOS versions. Besides, disabling them completely would break functionality for apps that need to search for bluetooth devices (Smart devices, namely).

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gruez 7y ago
>He also complains about the "Bluetooth tab" in privacy settings, saying that companies would only need this permission for "crappy tracking". [...] Besides, disabling them completely would break functionality for apps that need to search for bluetooth devices (Smart devices, namely). His statement about it being used for tracking isn't too far off. Of the apps in the screenshot: Alexa: ok sure, maybe you need it to setup Amazon Echo devices Amtrak: ??? CVS: ??? Domino's ???
gfxgirl 7y ago
both Bluetooth and wifi need the be more locked down imo wifi should require a whitelist of sites an app can access by default. any app that has WiFi access should not be allowed the scan my network for vulnerable devices etc. same for Bluetooth. most apps dont need this at all for anything legit. those few that do should default to some whitelist of devices they are allowed to access Apple/Google/Microsoft should be working to make this happen
- scarface74 7y ago
  Really? That would be a major pain if you had to whitelist sites that an app could access. Besides, that would be easy to get around. If you only allowed Foo app to access Foo.com, there is nothing stopping the app maker from proxying to other sites from the backend.
  - gfxgirl 7y ago
    There is something stopping them, cost. I doubt most apps want to pay for me watching videos that they spawn in an embedded webview so they could spy on my activity. What's the pain? Why does every app need access to all of the internet. I know of no apps I use that need that access accept my browsers and I'm fine if Apple/Google/Microsoft added a new permission (a) no internet access (b) access only these sites (c) full access I'd only give my browsers full access. You'd be free to give all your apps full access.

by spsful 7y ago

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gruez 7y ago

>He also complains about the "Bluetooth tab" in privacy settings, saying that companies would only need this permission for "crappy tracking". [...] Besides, disabling them completely would break functionality for apps that need to search for bluetooth devices (Smart devices, namely). His statement about it being used for tracking isn't too far off. Of the apps in the screenshot: Alexa: ok sure, maybe you need it to setup Amazon Echo devices Amtrak: ??? CVS: ??? Domino's ???

gfxgirl 7y ago

both Bluetooth and wifi need the be more locked down imo wifi should require a whitelist of sites an app can access by default. any app that has WiFi access should not be allowed the scan my network for vulnerable devices etc. same for Bluetooth. most apps dont need this at all for anything legit. those few that do should default to some whitelist of devices they are allowed to access Apple/Google/Microsoft should be working to make this happen

scarface74 7y ago
Really? That would be a major pain if you had to whitelist sites that an app could access. Besides, that would be easy to get around. If you only allowed Foo app to access Foo.com, there is nothing stopping the app maker from proxying to other sites from the backend.
- gfxgirl 7y ago
  There is something stopping them, cost. I doubt most apps want to pay for me watching videos that they spawn in an embedded webview so they could spy on my activity. What's the pain? Why does every app need access to all of the internet. I know of no apps I use that need that access accept my browsers and I'm fine if Apple/Google/Microsoft added a new permission (a) no internet access (b) access only these sites (c) full access I'd only give my browsers full access. You'd be free to give all your apps full access.