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I'm not an app developer. Would this be technically doable on Android? Isn't there already support for running certain apps in a sandbox/container?

• Bnshsysjab 7y ago
  I _think_ cyanogenmod exposes some of this functionality. But as soon as it’s implemented, snoopy apps will just raise the bar further (sms verification, face verification, ‘add this contact to your phone book’, etc)
  • dreamcompiler 7y ago
    Yep. It's going to be an arms race. So be it. Our AI vs. adtech AI.
    • other_herbert 7y ago
      It may just be that once this exists then you end up in the "software engineer who uses hn " bucket and will just see adds for ssds and processors and coding conferences... A segment that is really hard to identify may turn into a group that is generally easy to identify...
      • pferde 7y ago
        That's good, that's how we know it works. From there, it can spread to family members, friends, etc.
    • Bnshsysjab 7y ago
      Please don’t. I can’t beat google captchas as it is.
  • loa_in_ 7y ago
    They can verify SMS all they want but they'll sell my location data consisting only of my random floats. I don't mind legitimate uses, like verifying you're a human or a real user for that matter.
• Avamander 7y ago
  It has been done by XPrivacy and XPrivacyLua.