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giving the users explicit control over where their messages are sent is a good idea. being spied on supposedly so the system can decide where to send you messa

• Talanes 5y ago
  An opt-in system to allow idle detection is an explicit control. It shouldn't be the only option, but denying that it should be an option at all feels a little infantilizing.
  • fsckboy 5y ago
    my point, that you glossed over, can be illustrated this way: I want my phone to have GPS so I can use it to figure out where I am, for mapping, etc. I don't want it used for spying on me. An opt-in system to allow GPS (or idle detection) is an explicit control, but it is not toggling the usage of this low level feature, which is the important part that I want to approve. Approvals should not be blanket.
    • Talanes 5y ago
      It's a per-website toggle, how much more granularly approved do you need it to be?
      • fsckboy 5y ago
        usage, not vendor
        • Talanes 5y ago
          If the permission system is truly the same setup as microphone and camera access, that includes asking for permission on every new access session and an easy location on the menu bar to revoke permissions again.