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by nautical 1985 days ago
"that the phone OS could detect the usage of those APIs"

This must be handled correctly as it can this also lead to privacy violation.
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nicky0 1985 days ago
There is no reason it can't all be done on-device. That is indeed how the current "Enable camera access?" etc. system works.
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nautical 1985 days ago
This is not a question at all that this can be done or not ( There is no reason it can't all be done on-device. )

Question is will this be ethical .. I will not be comfortable using a device that logs every API an app on it is calling.

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nicky0 1984 days ago
Why would anything have to be logged? Apple phones already do this and have done for years. With no phoning home.
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mamon 1984 days ago
Access control is not the same as logging - the first time an application tries to access the API the OS checks permissions, asks user to approve/deny, and then stores the user's choice. No need to log the actual API calls at all, no permanent records needs to be created.
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darkwater 1985 days ago
Just like on device image recognition which Apple is already doing.
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