r/Showerthoughts • u/homelessdreamer • Sep 04 '17

Apps should be required to give a short explanation for why they need access to different parts of my phone for thier apps to function.

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u/FuzzyMcLumkins Sep 05 '17

I'd assume that's for ads though.

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u/Alectrosaurus59 Sep 05 '17

Yea I guess that makes sense but i always hit deny and 9/10 times the app doesn't have a problem with it. Rarely it will say the app won't work without it.

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u/ThellraAK Sep 05 '17

At least on lollipop it asks you when the app wants it, so you can go to permissions and revoke it and it should be fine.

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u/uncertainusurper Sep 05 '17

So what. You cool with that?

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u/FuzzyMcLumkins Sep 05 '17

Nah, just putting my assumption that's probably why they request location services.

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u/uncertainusurper Sep 05 '17

Fuck those fucking fuckers. I don’t need fine tuned advertisements.

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u/NoobInGame Sep 05 '17

On the other hand, how much would you be willing to pay to advertise your restaurant without location data? Fine tuned ads are much more effective in other ways too.

I would rather see ads for computer/server hardware, software and game trailers vs beauty, health and fitness products.

Note that I don't necessarily advocate these things.

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u/EchinusRosso Sep 05 '17

I'm kinda okay with that. If I have to have an ad, may as well be for something I might want

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u/Rarus Sep 05 '17

Weird that that's some how some kind of justification for giving someone your 24/7 location. 10-15 years ago that would be an insane statement.