Alot of new updates have been pushed out for the apps most commonly used. Exp: YouTube, Facebook, Instagram Ect. With permissions to access microphone and camera at anytime without you evan knowing as well as reading sms messages idk about yall but seems a bit sketchy to me? Anyone else Experiencing theses as well or has something to say about it?
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Hi Guys,
I have a question/idea. Maybe its already done and you give me a hint on how to install it.
There are a bunch of apps that I really like but I dont like their security requirements like accessing Contacts, System settings, account data.
I agree that some may need it for their functionality, but some apps abuse it or have unnecessary rights.
I wonder if someone could write an app that intercepts those requests and returns dummy or empty data. For example, the app wants access to my contacts, it gets a dummy contact or an empty list returned but not my real list etc. Making the app think its is getting live data. The new app should allow to choose which app will get real and which get blank data or dummy data for sensitive things like accounts, contacts, system stuff.
That way the app would still work but my data is safe.
I guess it would almost have to work like a Rootkit hooking into system functions and figuring out the calling app.
Does this exist? Would this be something for CM7?
I read a lot of ppls reviews out there saying I am not installing this app until you remove such and such security right. This should be the best solution.
Let me know.
spacev said:
Hi Guys,
I have a question/idea. Maybe its already done and you give me a hint on how to install it.
There are a bunch of apps that I really like but I dont like their security requirements like accessing Contacts, System settings, account data.
I agree that some may need it for their functionality but some apps abuse the it or have unnecessary rights.
I wonder if someone could write an app that intercepts those requests and returns dummy or empty data. For example the app wants access to my contacts, or it gets a dummy contact or am empty list etc. Making the app think its is getting live data. The app should allow to set which app will get real and which get blank data for sensitive thing like accounts, contacts, system stuff.
That way the app would still work but my data is safe.
I guess it would almost have to work like a Rootkit hooking into system functions and figuring out the calling app.
Does this exist? Would this be something for CM7?
I read a lot of ppls reviews out there saying I am not installing this app until you remove such and such security right. This should be the best solution.
Let me know.
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This should be in Q&A.. And there is an app for this.. LBE or LBE Lite.. Also, yes it is a function of CM7. While I'm answering though, I will say that I block almost all permissions that are unnecessary and I've never had a problem with any of the 125 apps I use.
LBE vs CM7
Well, as outlined above, CM7 and LBE are the two best options. I figured I might as well outline the pros and cons of each.
CM7 Application Permission Removal:
Pros - Built-in, no popups, technically faster.
Cons - Not all-in-one interface per say, more annoying to set a large number of apps permissions.
LBE:
Pros - Available on more phones, popups allow you to decide on a situation by situation basis whether to grant permissions, all in one interface, nice looking UI.
Cons - Not built in, popups CAN be annoying, different color scheme from stock android.
P.S. I'm not sure if this happens for everyone, but it probably does just because of security system conflicts in CM7 and LBE, but LBE doesn't seem to be able to start and run on CM7, so you can't have the best of both worlds
thanks guys for the quick responses!
I am trying LBE and so far like what I am seeing
THANKS!
It's so weird! I dont understand why their still blurry.. What could I do?
I feel the same way! Could it be fixed by your self? Always wonder how Google Chrome App can load facebook faster then the Official facebook app does.
Difinity not a data signal problem! It's the app itself!
So does anyone know of a way to go in files and fix!?
Every time I use an app that scans bar codes, whether it is Google Shopper, My Movies, or any others, the camera acts really messed up and backwards. Does anybody else have this problem or know how to fix it?
A few days ago, tired with unsatisfactory battery life, I decided to take a good look at what the phone was doing while "asleep".
One of the things I did was to install Network Log to have a complete picture of networking activity.
What I discovered, with considerable surprise, is that the stock cm torch app was sending and receving packages continuosuly to/from two google ip's.
The amount of traffic isn't what worries me, meaning that from the logs it's not a high activity app, but just the fact that it does have such activity makes me wonder about the purpose.
So i "untrusted" torch and noticed that it has a full set of permissions ranging from call listening to networking aamof.
My question thus is "why does this app require such permissions"?
I blocked networking for torch and it seems to work without any problems so...what's the deal?
Can't give you the answer you want, but Torch is a system app, and system apps usually have crazy permissions. That doesn't mean the torch app is sending or receiving anything you should worry about, but i understand that it's weird. The only things you can do is to either deny its permissions or delete it and download a 3rd party flashlight app from the Play Store (without persmissions).
Thank you for your reply.
I know system apps have crazy permissions, but they usually make sense..this one doesn't really
Removing permissions with lbe didn't work as it is still logging..app ops doesn't show a networking permission..
Maybe blacklisting this particular google ip through iptables?
I know it isn't a major security issue, but unmonitored network activity really bumms me out...
Blacklisting the IP might have some consequences for other system apps? I don't really know. Wouldn't it be easier to just remove it and install a third party flashlight app? Or maybe you could email or send the CM team a PM on Twitter, asking about the permissions and the data traffic?
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Anyone ever had this problem?
Google Play works, but no images load, neither screenshots, nor the app icons.
At the same time, the YouTube app starts throwing Network Errors and becomes absolutely useless (browser site working tho).
Hangouts and G+ can't log into your Google account.
Most curious thing? This problem disappears on 3G. Also, it gets away with time even on WiFi. But it appears quite often.
Does anyone have an explanation for this? Is this location related?
Sometimes it's really p***ing me off, especially when I flash a new ROM and I can't log into my G account...
I just want to know what the heck is going on...
Really, nobody had this problem? Is it only me?
I'm necrobumping this thread because I found the reason. I was recently installing Arch Linux and ran into the same problem. Not sure what's the ultimate reason for this, but it's because some Android versions set only your router as a primary DNS.
So just modify your DNS settings and use whatever nameservers you fancy, preferably the ones provided by your ISP, it won't happen again