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bot@lemmy.smeargle.fansMB to Hacker News@lemmy.smeargle.fans · 2 years ago

When an app asks for permissions, it should have a “feed fake data” option

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When an app asks for permissions, it should have a “feed fake data” option

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When an app asks for permissions, the OS should not only let you answer yes or no. Every category should have a "yes, but feed the app fake data" option. Want my contacts for no reason? Have these generated fake ones! Wanna listen to my microphone? Here's random ambiance sounds! Location? I'm on a tiny 5x5m island! Hell yeah! Put it all in your databases mfers! Actively punishing services wins over boycotts any day. Didn't want that junk in the database? Don't ask for it!

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    I think this is fundamentally how the rough location option works.

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      Pretty sure it’ll just feed a low accuracy location with a high radius. It’ll be able to tell a general area but not accurate enough to determine what building you may be in

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    YES!!

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