Access to address book should be protected as per location

Originator:hamish
Number:rdar://10834605 Date Originated:09-Feb-2012 10:10 AM
Status:Duplicate/10100136 Resolved:
Product:iPhone [sic] SDK Product Version:All
Classification:Security Reproducible:Always
 
09-Feb-2012 10:10 AM Hamish Allan:

Summary:
In light of the recent Path.app debacle, Apple should ask the user by way of a system dialog, let them configure per-app in settings, and provide visual confirmation of recent access to, the address book, just as they do for location services.

Steps to Reproduce:
Try accessing the address book without the user's permission.

Expected Results:
User be presented with option of refusing permission.

Actual Results:
User presented with no such option.

Regression:
No

Notes:
A cynic might think that Apple don't care at all about users' privacy, and that the only reason users are asked about accessing location is because this is required by law in certain jurisdictions. I'm not a cynic, of course, but presumably the longer you leave this, the more traction this cynical opinion will gain. Sort it out!

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