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0 pointstroad3mo ago0 comments

> Yet we look at phones, and we see people accepting outrageous permissions for many apps

The data doesn't support the suggestion that this is happening on any mass scale. When Apple made app tracking opt-in rather than opt-out in iOS 14 ("App Tracking Transparency"), 80-90% of users refused to give consent.

It does happen more when users are tricked (dare I say unlawfully defrauded?) into accepting, such as when installing Windows, when launching Edge for the first time, etc. This is why externally-imposed sandboxing is a superior model to Zuck's pinky promises.

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int_19h3mo ago

In the case of iOS, the choice was to use the app with those permissions or without them, so of course people prefer to not opt-in - why would they?

But when the choice is between using the app with such spyware in it, or not using it at all, people do accept the outrageous permissions the spyware needs.

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int_19h3mo ago

In the case of iOS, the choice was to use the app with those permissions or without them, so of course people prefer to not opt-in - why would they?

But when the choice is between using the app with such spyware in it, or not using it at all, people do accept the outrageous permissions the spyware needs.

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