[jWhick]

the thing is tech that is being forced is simply not there. I don't want to install app that asks for 1000 permissions just to pay for entrance, scaning qr code and being redirected to web payment form should be the maximum such venues should ask.

[scarface_74]

And when have you had to give unnecessary permissions?

[jmholla]

They used to be allow all the permissions they want or don't by not installing the app. Now, there are still plenty of things you wouldn't want to provide apps access to that they get outside of your control.

[scarface_74]

> They used to be allow all the permissions they want or don't by not installing the ap

That was never an issue with iOS. For some reason I am not surprised that an operating system created by an adTech company doesn't care about your privacy,

> there are still plenty of things you wouldn't want to provide apps access to that they get outside of your control.

Such ss?

[jmholla]

> That was never an issue with iOS.

I'm pretty sure it was an issue before iOS 6.

>> there are still plenty of things you wouldn't want to provide apps access to that they get outside of your control.

> Such ss?

Well, sandbox escapes have already been talked about. But, I also believe accelerometer data isn't gated. Any app can talk to the Internet. But, I don't have a modern iPhone to corroborate that info.

[scarface_74]

I've run every version of iOS. It always gave you a pop up to request permissions as needed.

> Well, sandbox escapes have already been talked about.

Citation? And I'm not referring to targeted state actions.

> I also believe accelerometer data isn't gated.

Turn on rotation lock.

> Any app can talk to the Internet

You can disable cellular data access on a per app basis. I wish you could turn off wifi access on a per app basis.

[jmholla]

> I've run every version of iOS. It always gave you a pop up to request permissions as needed.

Since the first release of the iPhone? I find that hard to believe since the release notes for iOS 6 specifically called out their fine-grained permissions improvements. There was clearly some wholesale bundling before that.

> Citation? And I'm not referring to targeted state actions.

It was very easy to find this article: https://medium.com/ssd-secure-disclosure/ios-vulnerabilities...

[ryukafalz]

> Such ss?

Network access. Accelerometer access (which, remember, can be used as a rudimentary microphone among other things).

[scarface_74]

> Network access.

You can disable cellular access on a per app basis. Yes not being able to turn off access for wifi on a per app basis is a gap.

> Accelerometer access

An app can't access accelerometer data in the background on iOS.