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title: "Article: Google Kills A Cool Privacy Feature In Android That It Didn’t Intend To Release – ReadWrite"
date: "2013-12-17T11:13:30-07:00"
modified: "2013-12-17T11:13:30-07:00"
author: kims
url: "https://dominoresearch.com/article-google-kills-a-cool-privacy-feature-in-android-that-it-didnt-intend-to-release-readwrite"
categories: iOooohhhEssss, News & Views, The Big G(oogle)
tags: app permissions, apps, google, Google Play, privacy
description: Always funny when things are put out without being proofed.  Like the BART contract last month, the big G decides to put it to bed rather than allowing us to screw up our apps in pursuit of privacy (just like Windows reg in the olden days before Apple’s dominance), so here’s the details. Google Kills […]
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site_name: DominoResearch.com
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# Article: Google Kills A Cool Privacy Feature In Android That It Didn’t Intend To Release – ReadWrite

Always funny when things are put out without being proofed.  Like the BART contract last month, the big G decides to put it to bed rather than allowing us to screw up our apps in pursuit of privacy (just like Windows reg in the olden days before Apple’s dominance), so here’s the details.

Google Kills A Cool Privacy Feature In Android That It Didn’t Intend To Release – ReadWrite

[http://readwrite.com/2013/12/13/google-android-permissions-privacy-disabled#awesm=~opWwuiBzzvJ5pH](http://readwrite.com/2013/12/13/google-android-permissions-privacy-disabled#awesm=~opWwuiBzzvJ5pH)