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The reason I called out Apple is because they normally take a strong stance on misuse of permissions. I’ve had my own apps rejected for the justification “I nee
by freehunter 7y ago
The reason I called out Apple is because they normally take a strong stance on misuse of permissions. I’ve had my own apps rejected for the justification “I need location permissions so I know where you are” in a mapping app where the use case is obvious.
If Apple is playing hands on, they deserve just as much blame.
- SlowRobotAhead 7y agoI don't disagree. They need to do have a consistent approach. Selective enforcement is not likely the thing here, it seems like sibling that this just got missed. So, report to Apple, file a review, stop using it. If Apple comes to the rescue and characteristically fixes it, great, if they don't - they've already made great steps in allowing you to make informed decisions.
- htfu 7y agoWhy stop using the app, let one report it, and not just turn the unwanted feature off? And I think the app is covered since it's saying "enabling location data means you can plot on a map where you've connected to a host" or something like that in settings - good enough a bs feature for Apple to let it slide, evidently.
- SlowRobotAhead 7y ago> Why stop using the app Because they have clearly demonstrated they do not deserve your trust or support.
- htfu 7y agoThat's what I'm taking issue with. I don't like the feature, hence I don't use it. But why default to faulting them for adding a feature that's clearly useful enough for some to justify being hackily implemented? As someone presumably technically capable wouldn't the first step be ensuring sync is off, routing through a pi or whatever and firing up Wireshark to check whether it's even possible that something malicious is going on? I'm not saying it's not - I have no idea. But I'd certainly have a look before making any claims.