I Won't Download Your App. The Web Version Is A-OK

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No, I Won't Download Your App. The Web Version is A-OK. | Sid's Blog

Web browser is a sandbox by default. Worst a sketchy site does is eat a tab, less if you run an adblocker. Native app? Background processes, hardware ID shenanigans, your contacts, location. The whole buffet.

> your contacts, location. The whole buffet.

It's not like an app is getting those without your knowledge, and many times it's useful for an app to have your contacts or location...

Almost never is it useful for an app to have my contacts or location.

That said only on some platforms is it possible to stop a native app from getting them.

Android and iOS both require user permission for apps to access contacts or location.

Are there other platforms that can't even manage this basic level of user protection?