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I wouldn't be surprised if applications permanently show a notification "you haven't granted us access to X", and restrict functionality until you do. E.g.: -

I wouldn't be surprised if applications permanently show a notification "you haven't granted us access to X", and restrict functionality until you do. E.g.: - Telegram permanently shows an in-app notification if you haven't granted access to all your contacts. - WhatsApp won't show nicknames in your conversation list or individual conversations if you haven't granted access to all your contacts (the nicknames are visible in some other screen, so this isn't a case of missing data). The user will get to decide, but the user won't get to decide _freely_. Some other annoyance will be introduced until you decide to grant all the access they demand.

rsynnott 2y ago
> Telegram permanently shows an in-app notification if you haven't granted access to all your contacts. > WhatsApp won't show nicknames in your conversation list or individual conversations if you haven't granted access to all your contacts Hrm, are you in the EU? I ask because neither appear to be the case for me, but I'm in the EU; the GDPR generally doesn't allow penalising the user for declining to consent to data collection (though compliance with this is patchy currently).