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josephcsible · on May 23, 2021

I'm saying that what Facebook did has nothing to do with whether the device manufacturer has an app distribution monopoly.

paulmd · on May 23, 2021

So you're saying that if we just allow them to request full permissions upfront then there's no need to go around the backdoor?

... not sure how that's supposed to be reassuring for user privacy concerns.

Again, on Android, you've got even things like flashlight apps asking for far too many permissions, let alone Facebook.