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It's very early for users to not understand and for apps to ask for a bunch of permissions. One great example is Grammarly, which is a keylogger that helps users with grammar. I don't think Grammarly has bad intentions, but still, millions of users are giving it access to everything they type.


How else would it correct their grammar? Users want it doing that. It’s not malware.


Okay, maybe "keylogger" was incorrect, but Grammarly has the potential to expose users to all types of security risks they might not realize are possible.

Here's a past example: https://bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=15...

I have nothing against Grammarly; it's a legitimate company and they seem to respond well to security vulnerabilities, but it still bothers me because a user doesn't think through the potential ramifications of using software that records every keystroke.




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