glibg10b@lemmy.ml to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前Protecting me by limiting my actions is insultinglemmy.mlimagemessage-square36fedilinkarrow-up1235arrow-down149
arrow-up1186arrow-down1imageProtecting me by limiting my actions is insultinglemmy.mlglibg10b@lemmy.ml to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 年前message-square36fedilink
minus-squareIlliterate Domine@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前OP isn’t trying to install into the downloads folder; they’re trying to grant an app access to the downloads folder to read and write data.
minus-squareNusm@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前But… if they write data into that folder, it wouldn’t be unused and empty… ? Maybe I’m misunderstanding something here?
minus-squareglibg10b@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前An app can’t steal sensitive information from itself
OP isn’t trying to install into the downloads folder; they’re trying to grant an app access to the downloads folder to read and write data.
But… if they write data into that folder, it wouldn’t be unused and empty… ?
Maybe I’m misunderstanding something here?
An app can’t steal sensitive information from itself