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Hermes SMTP Server) with ESMTPA ID 5f44a727ea7cb84c9f50b771b6e427d7; Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:30:31 +0000 (UTC) In-Reply-To: (=?utf-8?B?IuCwnOCwv+CwguCwpuCwgiDgsLXgsL7gsJDgsL8iJ3M=?= message of "Sat, 21 Dec 2024 14:49:34 +0000 (UTC)") X-Mailer: WebService/1.1.23040 mail.backend.jedi.jws.acl:role.jedi.acl.token.atz.jws.hermes.yahoo Received-SPF: pass client-ip=66.163.191.148; envelope-from=luangruo@yahoo.com; helo=sonic304-22.consmr.mail.ne1.yahoo.com X-Spam_score_int: -32 X-Spam_score: -3.3 X-Spam_bar: --- X-Spam_report: (-3.3 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, FREEMAIL_FROM=0.001, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H2=-1.177, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_CERTIFIED_BLOCKED=0.001, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_RPBL_BLOCKED=0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: help-gnu-emacs@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Users list for the GNU Emacs text editor List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Original-Sender: help-gnu-emacs-bounces+geh-help-gnu-emacs=m.gmane-mx.org@gnu.org Xref: news.gmane.io gmane.emacs.help:148914 Archived-At: =E0=B0=9C=E0=B0=BF=E0=B0=82=E0=B0=A6=E0=B0=82 =E0=B0=B5=E0=B0=BE=E0=B0=90= =E0=B0=BF writes: > * emacs android port was announced! [ 1 ] > * it will be available in 30 [2] > * release covered on lwn also [3] > * available in f-droid repo [4] > * just discovered thread which was > created on independence day. ironic. [5] > * there are few reasons for writing here > * dont have inner workings of android apps > * insufficient knowledge about android os > * without having valid reason or concern, > cannot post on emacs-devel > * just hoping for some discussion or > insight related to impact of permissions > on privacy. > > [1] https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/emacs-devel/2022-12/msg01358.html > [2] https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/emacs.git/tree/etc/NEWS.30#n36 > [3] https://lwn.net/Articles/959931/ > [4] https://f-droid.org/en/packages/org.gnu.emacs/ > [5] https://forum.f-droid.org/t/emacs-excessive-permissions/27019 Emacs only receives permissions that are expressly granted to it from Settings on Android 6.0+. It never requests any permissions of itself, but they must be declared in the manifest to enable users to grant them at all. By default, Emacs is no more privileged than other programs on the system, unless users go out of their way to grant it every permission that it requests.