iOS 10 Now Requires User Permission to Access Media Library

[H2SO4]

And they should be made illegal if they somehow allow unauthorized access to data on my handheld computing device.

No they shouldn’t don’t be ridiculous. They should be made optional. Oh wait……..they already are.
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It's not data within the songs as such. It's the list of songs themselves. Music can indeed reveal a lot about you. You can potentially infer political orientation, sexual orientation, current or past emotional status, and probably lots of other things. Maybe these inferences will not be 100% accurate or even always useful. But I can certainly think of situations where I would not want somebody to know exactly what I am listening to. Remember, once it has been uploaded to some third party, you have lost control completely over that data forever.



Nothing is being made illegal here. Apple is simply giving you an option to better control who sees your personal data. If it doesn't bother you that others might see it, just give the permission. I suspect most people will do that reflectively.

Maybe, this particular aspect obviously doesn’t bother me enough. But I suppose it’s good that others have the option should they want it.
I do wonder if it’s a waste of time though. These days with computers getting increasingly more powerful and ISPs and others being forced to keep records of what has connected to what, for how long, when and where - it won’t be long before facial recognition on street cameras gets them all the info they want anyway.
A double edged sword. We as individuals want unlimited access to everything. There is a price to pay for it.

 

[Jimmy James]

No they shouldn’t don’t be ridiculous. They should be made optional. Oh wait……..they already are.
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That would be "authorized" access, which is fine.