Protecting me by limiting my actions is insulting

glibg10b@lemmy.ml to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.world – 199 points –
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I understand the security implications, but I think I should at least have a say about what happens on my own phone

The app in question is popular and open source. My SD card's downloads folder is also unused and empty, as you can see. There is absolutely zero risk here

But….. if you’re allowed to install into the downloads folder, then it wouldn’t be unused and empty….. ?

Is this Schrödinger’s file system?

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

SOUNDS LIKE YOU NEED TO START DOWNLOADIN PICTURES OF MOTORCYCLES AND BAMS!