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It's very early for users to not understand and for apps to ask for a bunch of permissions. One great example is Grammarly, which is a keylogger that helps user
by panda888888 4y ago
It's very early for users to not understand and for apps to ask for a bunch of permissions. One great example is Grammarly, which is a keylogger that helps users with grammar. I don't think Grammarly has bad intentions, but still, millions of users are giving it access to everything they type.
- dcow 4y agoHow else would it correct their grammar? Users want it doing that. It’s not malware.
- panda888888 4y agoOkay, maybe "keylogger" was incorrect, but Grammarly has the potential to expose users to all types of security risks they might not realize are possible. Here's a past example: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=1527 https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=15... I have nothing against Grammarly; it's a legitimate company and they seem to respond well to security vulnerabilities, but it still bothers me because a user doesn't think through the potential ramifications of using software that records every keystroke.