search

simple-last-fm-scrobbler / sls

Simple Scrobbler, for Android -- last.fm, libre.fm & ListenBrainz
https://simple-last-fm-scrobbler.github.io
Apache License 2.0
550 stars 99 forks source link

Explain in wiki why notification permissions are now needed #533

Closed NickSto closed 5 years ago

NickSto commented 5 years ago

Hey, I appreciate all the work on the app. It's been really great to be able to have my PlayerPro listening logged to Last.fm.

I recently saw that it needs notification permissions, and in trying to understand, I came here (I think I found this through the changelog in the app). I followed the Privacy Explained link at the top of the README, and I'm glad for the explanation.

The wiki page made me feel better, but it didn't answer my main question, which was "Well it worked before, without the permission. Why does it need it now?" I think this is likely the most common thought of users.

I searched around and found issue #525, and now I have an idea what happened, after reading @a93h's comments (starting here). So I thought I'd suggest explaining that on the wiki page. And maybe a link to info about the Android API change?

Sorry for all the fuss, but unfortunately it's a whopper of a permission to give an app. For instance, any app with that permission could get around the SMS 2-factor authentication most banks use. This being an free & open source app, it's one of the few I'd consider granting it to, but I want to understand what's happening.

a-r-db commented 5 years ago

https://github.com/simple-last-fm-scrobbler/sls/wiki/Privacy-Concerns

Updated.

NickSto commented 5 years ago

@a93h Awesome, that's like exactly what I was looking for. I think I get it now. It sounded like a situation where Google was forcing people onto a new API level, and I guess that was it!

Thanks! I think this "Why?" section will help people in general understand.

eggsgent commented 4 years ago

URL is 404 https://github.com/simple-last-fm-scrobbler/sls/wiki/Privacy-Concerns