Posted November 14, 2015
phaolo: They could have just added a "full access" switch (or something) with a clear warning about losing license and support.
The truth is that they want to force their apps (like G+) and probably collect data.
Btw, Google Play is a mess: a ton of free apps are actually demos, adware or spyware.
The permissions request are often absurd and you have zero control over them.
Have warning labels ever actually helped on a popular consumer-oriented product though? No, everything that goes wrong because the user managed to take control and do something they shouldn't is blamed on the product and the company gets sued because "the customer is always right" (even when they're not). The truth is that they want to force their apps (like G+) and probably collect data.
Btw, Google Play is a mess: a ton of free apps are actually demos, adware or spyware.
The permissions request are often absurd and you have zero control over them.
I mean. I agree. But that requires that such warnings are actually enforced rather than hand-waved away as insignificant.
Post edited November 14, 2015 by Maighstir