> I could be wrong but I'm guessing it's the third option?
Nah, it's a combination of two things:
1. Applications are granted internet access by default. It's possible to disable cellular access on a per-application basis, but not networking in general
2. Permissions are asked for at point of use with a big allow/deny dialog. This has several consequences
* it's easier for the user to understand why the application would want to e.g. access their contacts
* the user only gets the dialog if they're accessing a feature which claims a need for it, no paying a privacy/permission cost for stuff you don't do
* the more stuff an application wants access to the more scary dialogs they'll prompt, so application developers have tended to not go overboard
Also all permissions can be revoked (or granted) afterwards, aside from cellular they all live in Settings > Privacy, and inside each permission is the list of applications which asked for it, and whether they're allowed or denied access
Thanks, that makes sense. Better option than what Android does too, IMO.
Especially if the permissions are also more granular than they are on Android. Otherwise I could imagine an evil app prompting a type of permission in the context of something completely innocuous and reasonable (say, to pre-fill contact data to some input field), only to use that very same permission immediately afterwards for something evil (sending all contacts data to their servers).
Nah, it's a combination of two things:
1. Applications are granted internet access by default. It's possible to disable cellular access on a per-application basis, but not networking in general
2. Permissions are asked for at point of use with a big allow/deny dialog. This has several consequences
* it's easier for the user to understand why the application would want to e.g. access their contacts
* the user only gets the dialog if they're accessing a feature which claims a need for it, no paying a privacy/permission cost for stuff you don't do
* the more stuff an application wants access to the more scary dialogs they'll prompt, so application developers have tended to not go overboard
Also all permissions can be revoked (or granted) afterwards, aside from cellular they all live in Settings > Privacy, and inside each permission is the list of applications which asked for it, and whether they're allowed or denied access