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   Alan to Maria Sophia   
   Re: How many apps on your phone have con   
   11 Feb 26 16:39:28   
   
   From: nuh-uh@nope.com   
      
   On 2026-02-11 16:31, Maria Sophia wrote:   
   > Jeff Layman wrote:   
   >>> 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".   
   >   
   >   
   > Hi Jeff,   
   >   
   > I agree with anyone who makes a logically sentient statement,   
      
   Well that is plainly bullshit.   
      
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