[orisho]

In newer versions of Android, apps which are not opened by the user have their permissions automatically and periodically revoked. So they no longer have the permissions, and when reopened, the user needs to grant the permissions again interactively. Presumably to solve this.

[hnburnsy]

Thats great but their is a boat load of permissions that Android allow that never require user acceptance and are never revoked. Total disablement when not used would be much better.

[always2slow]

Doesn't really matter when google itself makes its data and infrastructure available for "target acquisition" AI. See Project Maven and Nimbus.

[rrix2]

Damn I guess we shouldn't do any small step to improve society somewhat unless we can overhaul systems entirely all at once!

Personally, I'd prefer to see us fight for successively smaller and smaller blast radii than simply hoping and praying the blasts disappeared entirely.

[shadowgovt]

Of course it matters. A bad thing being bad doesn't imply a good thing isn't good.