>What would this look like in use? It would look almost exactly the same thing you already see. Instead of "file open" actually just being a suggestion to the

>What would this look like in use? It would look almost exactly the same thing you already see. Instead of "file open" actually just being a suggestion to the application, the OS would actual enforce the permissions so that the application couldn't do anything else. The usability of such a system wouldn't really ever take a hit. It certainly wouldn't result in excess permission dialogs. You don't see permission dialogs every time you take cash out of your wallet, or when you turn on a light switch. The infosec community is weird, and I'm not part of it. I strongly disagree with them these days.