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One question: On Android, when I disable access to location for a specific app, does the library have a way to access the location anyway? My belief is that no,
by qwertox 6y ago
One question: On Android, when I disable access to location for a specific app, does the library have a way to access the location anyway? My belief is that no, that it can't do that, but I may be wrong.
What if library "A" is included in a background app with access to location services, it then locally broadcasts via UDP or listens on a TCP port for incoming local connections, so that a library "B" can either listen to those UDP broadcasts or connects to the local TCP port of library "A" to receive the location data. Is this a possible scenario? Is Android monitoring such a behavior?
- sp332 6y agoSure it's possible, and I don't think that's part of the security model. If you're letting app/library "A" access your location, you're trusting it. If you're worried that it might send that data to your worst enemy, you should disable access for library A.
- acct776 6y agoAnd run that application in a different Android profile - very valuable step.