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Is there a way to sandbox apps on android? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I need to use Messenger for a project im working on, but i dont want it to harvest all my data. how to make it collect as least data as possible?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is partially true: Android does sandboxing, but it only gives you partial control over your apps. Firstly, certain permissions give a wider access than initially seems (e.g. media access). Secondly, not all permissions are user-manageable. For example: you cannot stop certain apps (like banking apps) to query the system for other apps you have installed.