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Only problem I have with AppStore is that it requires my password for free downloads. Paid download? Hell yes, require my password if I haven't typed it in for

Only problem I have with AppStore is that it requires my password for free downloads. Paid download? Hell yes, require my password if I haven't typed it in for 15 minutes.

harryf 14y ago
I have kids. I'm happy they _always_ ask for a password... Free apps can be malicious e.g giving away location to parties unknown. But still you're right - this could be an option users can decide.
- jiggy2011 14y ago
  This is part of a deeper problem with most mobile OSes. I might give my phone to somebody so they can make a quick call or look something up online. However, I don't really want them being able to dig through my history or be automatically logged into my email etc. If I had a child I'd want to be able to let them use my phone but only in a special mode that allowed access to a limited number of whitelisted websites & apps.
  - dredmorbius 14y ago
    Schneier today: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2012/07/all-or-nothing_1.html http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2012/07/all-or-nothing... http://cups.cs.cmu.edu/soups/2012/proceedings/a2_Hayashi.pdf http://cups.cs.cmu.edu/soups/2012/proceedings/a2_Hayashi.pdf But: yes. I'd like my phone to offer a few different "shells" of access: - Emergency calls. - "Share" or "play" mode. Selected photos or apps. - "Mobile" -- ready access to stuff I need, but not distractions (the "Car Panel" on some Android phones is somewhat like this, but I'd appreciate if it didn't encourage use while driving). - "Full" complete and potentially immersive access.
    - maigret 14y ago
      There are currently a few projects ongoing with enabling VMs on smartphones. The way it was thought is that you would put your corporate stuff on a protected VM that would have no external app install, and the rest (games, social networks...) would be on the "fun" VM. That way, the company data would be better protected.
  - TheGateKeeper 14y ago
    This isn't a popular sentiment but the way I solve this is not to let anyone borrow or touch my devices.
- jiggy2011 14y ago
  This is part of a deeper problem with most mobile OSes. I might give my phone to somebody so they can make a quick call or look something up online. However, I don't really want them being able to dig through my history or be automatically logged into my email etc. If I had a child I'd want to be able to let them use my phone but only in a special mode that allowed access to a limited number of whitelisted websites & apps.

Only problem I have with AppStore is that it requires my password for free downloads. Paid download? Hell yes, require my password if I haven't typed it in for 15 minutes.

harryf 14y ago

I have kids. I'm happy they _always_ ask for a password... Free apps can be malicious e.g giving away location to parties unknown. But still you're right - this could be an option users can decide.

jiggy2011 14y ago
This is part of a deeper problem with most mobile OSes. I might give my phone to somebody so they can make a quick call or look something up online. However, I don't really want them being able to dig through my history or be automatically logged into my email etc. If I had a child I'd want to be able to let them use my phone but only in a special mode that allowed access to a limited number of whitelisted websites & apps.
- dredmorbius 14y ago
  Schneier today: http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2012/07/all-or-nothing_1.html http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2012/07/all-or-nothing... http://cups.cs.cmu.edu/soups/2012/proceedings/a2_Hayashi.pdf http://cups.cs.cmu.edu/soups/2012/proceedings/a2_Hayashi.pdf But: yes. I'd like my phone to offer a few different "shells" of access: - Emergency calls. - "Share" or "play" mode. Selected photos or apps. - "Mobile" -- ready access to stuff I need, but not distractions (the "Car Panel" on some Android phones is somewhat like this, but I'd appreciate if it didn't encourage use while driving). - "Full" complete and potentially immersive access.
  - maigret 14y ago
    There are currently a few projects ongoing with enabling VMs on smartphones. The way it was thought is that you would put your corporate stuff on a protected VM that would have no external app install, and the rest (games, social networks...) would be on the "fun" VM. That way, the company data would be better protected.
- TheGateKeeper 14y ago
  This isn't a popular sentiment but the way I solve this is not to let anyone borrow or touch my devices.
jiggy2011 14y ago
This is part of a deeper problem with most mobile OSes. I might give my phone to somebody so they can make a quick call or look something up online. However, I don't really want them being able to dig through my history or be automatically logged into my email etc. If I had a child I'd want to be able to let them use my phone but only in a special mode that allowed access to a limited number of whitelisted websites & apps.