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by WhyNotHugo2 days ago |
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upvoteby rickdeckard2 days ago|
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Seems to be quite simple, an App which wants to access location info from images just needs to set the permission for it.

Chrome doesn't seem to request that permission, so the OS doesn't provide the location-data to the app. So Chrome rather ended up in this state by doing nothing, not by explicitly doing something...

If your app targets Android 10 (API level 29) or higher and needs to retrieve unredacted EXIF metadata from photos, you need to declare the ACCESS_MEDIA_LOCATION permission in your app's manifest, then request this permission at runtime.

Source: https://developer.android.com/training/data-storage/shared/m...

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upvoteby cobertos1 days ago|
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Facebook app does the same. All exported photos do not have any EXIF, but you'd be damn well sure they are using that EXIF for themselves.
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upvoteby xigoi2 days ago|
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Which messaging apps are those? I have only seen such behavior for one-time photos, where it makes sense (although one-time photos are security theater because nothing prevents you from taking a photo of the screen with another device).
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upvoteby Jtarii1 days ago|
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Requiring someone to have access to another camera is not "theater" if it vastly reduces the liklihood someone will be able to produce a copy.
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upvoteby xigoi11 hours ago|
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It gives people a false sense of security. You think the other person can’t copy the photo, but they actually can.
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upvoteby Barbing2 days ago|
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Imagine my surprise when I attempted to record the iPhone mirroring application, which was running on macOS. Apple did a great job on their DRM because I simply recorded a black screen while I was attempting to play back a video from an app on the phone.

I'm sure it's given some businesses the confidence to invest in iOS app development, but it felt bad.

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upvoteby busymom02 days ago|
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I think that's for apps like Netflix or other movie streaming apps being recorded for piracy?
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upvoteby Barbing2 days ago|
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Yes, or a video editing app that wants you to buy it.

I'm not _entirely_ upset Apple is encouraging the market to develop high-quality solutions by allowing them to protect their revenue.

But it felt bad as if they were reaching into my Mac.

My iPhone is Apple’s playground. They let me use it. But I own my Mac, and if my eyes see something on the screen it feels dumb to send Tim Apple and Reed Hastings into my homeoffice telling me “no no get a capture card(?) or set up a DSLR to record your screen. But no direct recording big guy!”

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upvoteby jojobas1 days ago|
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As if day 0 rippers needed this sort of mucking around to rip their stuff.
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