Protecting Private Information on Smart Phones

http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2011/06/protecting_priv.html

by adambyrtek • 15 years ago

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mike-cardwell• 15 years ago

Looks like a cut down version of LBE Privacy Guard - https://market.android.com/details?id=com.lbe.security

pdebruic• 15 years ago

Also WhisperCore http://www.whispersys.com/whispercore.html

ltamake• 15 years ago

It could be ported to the iPhone and made available through Cydia, since Apple will NEVER agree to that (as the author noted).

elemenohpee• 15 years ago

Selective permissions sounds like a bad idea to me. I can just see users thinking, "Why does my music player need access to my call state?" Disallow. Waaaah, why does my music not stop when a call comes in? 1 star. For the most part, developers know what permissions their app needs, and they're not adding permissions without good reason. Maybe there should be a place to explain what they need them for to the users, but allowing users to turn them off will just lead to headaches.

pasbesoin• 15 years ago

Selective Permissions For Android

http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2684449

also

http://news.ycombinator.com/submitted?id=moxie

Protecting Private Information on Smart Phones

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