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• WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  how are programs denied that access? how is it that they can’t do that?

  with the computers that I know, if I download a program, that’ll be able to read, and also modify all the files that I have access to. this includes the ability to read the saved passwords from my browser, and to install browser addons without my consent or knowledge.

  what makes it so that it cannot happen on mainstream desktop computers?

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  • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    how are programs denied that access? how is it that they can’t do that?

    Apps are typically given their own dedicated storage volume, and access to any other part of the filesystem requires permission from the user.

    this includes the ability to read the saved passwords from my browser, and to install browser addons without my consent or knowledge.

    WTF kind of computers are you using?

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    • WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Apps are typically given their own dedicated storage volume, and access to any other part of the filesystem requires permission from the user.

      uh, no? on smartphones, yes, but not on computers.

      and even on smartphones. the chat app does have access to your messages, as I originally said

      WTF kind of computers are you using?

      desktop… computers? you probably heard about operating systems, like windows, and linux…

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      • Ghoelian@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        uh, no? on smartphones, yes, but not on computers.

        That’s not true. Most operating systems at least have filesystem permissions, and on a lot of Linux distros you additionally get AppArmor or PolKit to further restrict what files a program can read/write.

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      • Ulrich@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        uh, no?

        Uh, yes.

        the chat app does have access to your messages, as I originally said

        What you originally said was gibberish, but I digress. The chat app is open source, so you can evaluate what it’s doing with those messages for yourself.

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