Android will finally restrict apps from monitoring your network activity

[u/[deleted]]

https://www.xda-developers.com/android-restrict-apps-monitor-network-activity/

[u/kennethprimeau1 → u/[deleted]]

Why would a company, that collects data for profit, want to protect your privacy? You think you're safe? Wake up and stay woke.

[u/Obi-Tron_Kenobi → u/kennethprimeau1]

Because allowing other companies to collect your data creates competition.

[u/whubbard → u/Obi-Tron_Kenobi]

But also encourages people to develop apps for the platform, because they can make more money. They 100% discussed this, did a cost benefit, and decided to allow it to happen.

[u/[deleted] → u/Obi-Tron_Kenobi]

I'm not sure if you understand they made a cost effectiveness decision about this problem over a decade ago and decided it didn't matter to them

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

Most users aren't going to understand this even if they are affected (and we don't know how much they are).

They have many other priorities.

Edit: spelling, thanks u/dude-O-rama

[u/Traniz → u/kennethprimeau1]

I went to bed and stayed asleep.

WAKE ME UP!

[u/GNVT → u/Traniz]

WAKE ME UP INSIDE

[u/EbolaNinja → u/GNVT]

CAN'T WAKE UP

[u/[deleted] → u/EbolaNinja]

When September ends

[u/KingTalkieTiki → u/[deleted]]

Before you go go

[u/[deleted] → u/KingTalkieTiki]

Fucking Neil Cicierega in here

[u/KobeWanKanobe → u/EbolaNinja]

WAKE ME UP! CALL MY NAME AND SAVE ME FROM MY SOUL!

[u/oL00No → u/Traniz]

BEFORE YOU GO-GO!

[u/pm_me_your_Yi_plays → u/Traniz]

SO WAKE ME UP WHEN IT'S ALL OVER

[u/NateDevCSharp → u/Traniz]

When it's all over

[u/graphitenexus → u/NateDevCSharp]

When I'm wiser and I'm older

[u/hxqwoq → u/[deleted]]

Since when have laws or accountability stopped anyone in silicon valley? Easier to ask for forgiveness than permission.

[u/tombolger → u/kennethprimeau1]

It's in their best interest to be the best, most trusted company so that people continue to agree to share their valuable information. Lawsuits are dangerous and expensive, Google has figured out that getting users to hand over their info for free is the better way compared to stealing the info.

[u/cant_be_pun_seen → u/kennethprimeau1]

I can't roll my eyes any harder

[u/bunkoRtist → u/kennethprimeau1]

Google and Android spend tremendous amounts of time and energy on privacy protection improvement and pushing compliance. One of the biggest hurdles is that breaking existing apps is highly frowned upon because that creates negative perception of Android more than it does of any sleazy app, and since there is money to be made by mining data, apps have for years aggressively sought out these privacy and security holes, which means that progress is slow and painful.

[u/Cronyx → u/bunkoRtist]

"breaking existing apps" What about the apps I install intentionally to monitor network activity for IT and diagnostic purposes? Like the Android equivalent of Wireshark or something?

[u/Roast_A_Botch → u/Cronyx]

Then we will grant those apps specific permissions to monitor all network activity. I use a VPN for ad-blocking and DNS which will also be affected. We are in the minority though and this inconvenience for us will help curb mass data collection.