Like others have said, on Android you can use App Ops, and if you're on 4.4.2, App Ops X ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.colortiger... disclaimer: I developed it).
It still sucks that you're on an "open" platform but you still have to root/jailbreak your phone to keep your privacy.
Cool app, thanks. Is there a place where I can see an explanation for all of these permissions? I have no idea what the difference between "location" and "monitor location" is, for example.
That's what would make intuitive sense, but it also makes intuitive sense that those would be one and the same, given the topic of the article we're commenting on, so I'm still not sure about it.