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   Jeff Layman to All   
   Re: How many apps on your phone have con   
   11 Feb 26 19:07:00   
   
   From: Jeff@invalid.invalid   
      
   On 11/02/2026 17:21, Maria Sophia wrote:   
   Mine are between 70 and 80 by way of stark contrast (via dumpsys).   
   >   
   > Still, it's a great datapoint where the next question I'd ask of you and   
   > anyone who has any apps with read permission to their contacts, is are you   
   > surprised at the number which you found out that "could" read contacts?   
      
   I'm never surprised by anything in Android which compromises privacy.   
   It's interesting to compare the approach to giving information about an   
   app in the Google Play Store and F-Droid. The latter clearly has a   
   section entitled "Permissions" which show what the app will be able to   
   access (and perhaps modify). Not so the Play Store, which has a vague   
   section called "Data Safety".   
      
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   Jeff   
      
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