• MacN'Cheezus
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    21 month ago

    Sure, as long as you’re not an idiot and at least somewhat computer literate of course.

    But the problem is that it appears that Android has fostered an entire ecosystem in which even asking for ludicrous levels of permission is totally acceptable, whereas doing anything like that on the App Store is a bannable offense. You’re simply not going to get your app through the review process unless you provide a clear and reasonable explanation for why each permission is necessary, and state your privacy policy openly so as not to mislead users.

    Like it or not, Apple does actually take these things seriously, and it sure does help cut down on the level of unnecessary frustrations I have to deal with when using my phone.

    • @[email protected]
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      41 month ago

      I don’t know man. Putting the word “privacy” on a billboard doesn’t mean that you take it seriously. Marketing agencies basically listen to every conversation you have and there’s at least one application that accesses your location all the time on each platform. I used to go crazy thinking about these topics but there is simply no avoiding it, so I gave up.

      To me iPhones are 🤏 this close to being a feature phone so I will keep my Android. You give the same data to Google by using their services anyway. 🤷‍♂️

    • @[email protected]
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      21 month ago

      I have ios apps that refuse to work without precise location even though its not necessary. I don’t find it much different but i do avoid garbage.