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> For your security, this setting is currently unavailable. That's got to be one of the most Orwellian statements you can make.
by kcb 4y ago
> For your security, this setting is currently unavailable.
That's got to be one of the most Orwellian statements you can make.
- kmeisthax 4y agoMy personal pet peeve is security dialogs that don't explain why permission was denied or how to get permission[0]. Some of the more recent Android lockdown error messages that Google has added to the OS seemed almost laser-focused on pissing me off. Related: some of the scoped-storage changes they pushed through have error messages like "For your privacy, choose another folder" if you try to, say, grant an application access to the Downloads folder. This is stupid for two reasons: 1. There are legitimate reasons for wanting to do this, but no override for those cases 2. The message does not actually explain the privacy risk beyond saying that there is one At least Apple tried to make a user-focused explanation for iOS's security policy. Google just says no in the lowest-effort way possible. [0] Bonus points for UI design that actively hides actions you cannot do, purely to gaslight the user into thinking they don't exist.