There is no reason to require this setting for users who aren’t posting live videos.

  • jet@hackertalks.comEnglish
    4·
    3 months ago

    Hostage permissions

    This is why I really like grapheneos. They’ve created scoped permissions, so the operating system tells the application Yes you can see this thing, but it’s empty. Right now they’ve implemented scoped storage, and scoped contacts. So if it tries to extort you to see your entire contact list you can limit it to an empty list, a very limited list, or everything if you don’t care

    https://grapheneos.org/features#storage-scopes

      • cm0002@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        3 months ago

        Yea, but it’s a good phone to target, Pixels are one of the few remaining manufacturers that freely let you unlock the BL and probably one of the last that is carried by nearly all major US carriers. OnePlus used to be another but iirc they’ve stopped selling on all carriers stores

        Yes yes yes, you can buy any frequency-compatible phone you’d like from like Amazon, AliExpress, Best Buy, manufacturer store etc but that’s an expensive option for many as you have to front the entire purchase price with little exception.

        So if you want a BL unlockable phone, purchased through a carrier to take advantage of the reduced financial load of payments instead of all up front, in the US…it’s pretty much just Pixels

        • Cris16228@lemmy.todayEnglish
          0·
          3 months ago

          I was interested because everyone keeps talking about it and I wanted to try it myself but it’s compatible only with pixels. I have a Samsung and I changed phone recently so I’m not going to buy it again. I don’t want to spend 600+ for a new phone + 2/300? (100?) for the buds but my next phone will be a pixel🤔

          • cm0002@lemmy.worldEnglish
            1·
            3 months ago

            Oof, yea Samshits are the worst of the worst. They’re actively hostile to those who would dare want to use their phone how they see fit.

            Even if the stars align and people are able to breakthrough the BL lockdown, Samshit phones are designed to blow an efuse and permanently lock the phone to 80% battery capacity just for a big ol fuck you

            Never EVER buy Samshit phones if you can help it

  • RangerJosie@sffa.communityEnglish
    2·
    3 months ago

    I installed it earlier this year on android. But it wouldn’t let me sign in or browse without syncing my contacts from my phone.

    So I uninstalled it.