I think it's probably illegal to grant an app permission to access contacts in Europe or the UK as it's GDPR covered personal data about others who have not given consent.
When an app asks for permissions, it should have a “feed fake data” option
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Re: When an app asks for permissions, it should have a “feed fake data” option
#412Android has App Ops which is one of my most favorite tools.
Re: When an app asks for permissions, it should have a “feed fake data” option
#413Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't think this assessment is correct. No one said completely random data. It certainly could make fingerprinting possible (or, easier than no spoofing at all) if the right considerations are not taken.
>No one said completely random data. It doesn't have to be random to be a problem. In general any sort of intervention that moves you away from Joe average is bad news for fingerprinting. More sophistication in this context often makes things worse not better. e.g. In this context volunteering info on every request (fake or random doesn't matter) certainly makes you unique, because the average user doesn't do that
I took issue with your use of 'makes'. Your statement incorrect. It could open someone up to fingerprinting if done incorrectly. It could also provide utility to a user.
The draconian rhetoric you are using is the same logic someone uses to advocate for no symmetric encryption because it can be implemented incorrectly.
Reiterating your basic fact about fingerprinting doesn't change this, or negate the rest of my statements you ignore because you think nuance and user requirements can be reduced to a binary.