My 2c regarding permissions... I find Vista's UAC prompts next-to-useless at times, because it doesn't tell you anything about why the elevation is required. How can I make an informed decision as a user about whether to allow an app to elevate if I don't know what it is going to do? Is it simply going to upgrade itself and write some new files into Program Files, or is it going to install some well hidden trojan inside a svchost.exe that the casual observer is never going to find?
In the same respect I find, for example, the internet permissions on android useless. What's the app going to do? Check once a week for upgrades, or send a constant stream of detailed usage statistics to a server? I would much prefer to have the option to deny an app internet access on install, but then grant it on a case-by-case basis, having been provided with some information about what it wants to do (in this example, show the url). I understand the importance of making things easy on the average user, but the current method of "click and forget" on installation is comparable to having no security at all. I'd like to see the stats on the number of people who don't install an app because of the permissions it asks for. I'd venture a guess that it's very low. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
