Thursday, May 30, 2013

Nexus21z OK I have a terminal and a cool keyboard now what ?

Computer Terminal
So we are back in the good old days with our terminal on our tablet.
Where could I go from here. Many useful system commands are available due to busybox. I like ps and kill alot. Why - well I found this really fun game game called Hill Climb Racling. I had a lot of fun with it and it is quiet addictiv. After using ps for a while discoverd and redscover the running process of the game and after talking another look at the permissions the game asks for I was wondering what the game was doing.






Permissions

THIS APPLICATION HAS ACCESS TO THE FOLLOWING:

  • NETWORK COMMUNICATION
    FULL NETWORK ACCESS
    Allows the app to create network sockets and use custom network protocols. The browser and other applications provide means to send data to the Internet, so this permission is not required to send data to the Internet.
  • PHONE CALLS
    READ PHONE STATUS AND IDENTITY
    Allows the app to access the phone features of the device. This permission allows the app to determine the phone number and device IDs, whether a call is active, and the remote number connected by a call.
  • STORAGE
    MODIFY OR DELETE THE CONTENTS OF YOUR USB STORAGE
    Allows the app to write to the USB storage.
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  • NETWORK COMMUNICATION
    VIEW NETWORK CONNECTIONS
    Allows the app to view information about network connections such as which networks exist and are connected.
  • SYSTEM TOOLS
    TEST ACCESS TO PROTECTED STORAGE
    Allows the app to test a permission for USB storage that will be available on future devices.



    I knew the device wouldn't leave me with much privacy but thinking that even small software firms could track millions of users with their application is still discomforting to me.

    It becomes more and more difficult to preserve a reasonable level of privacy. This is still a project to address. I mean the software that is on our phones and tablets now would be flagged as spy ware if it was on a PC and moved to a quarantine folder to be disinfected.
    I still need to fine my personal solution to this problem.
    I'll keep you updated.


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