ND Android: I don't need your permission (blog.danlew.net)
540 points by dopkew 4110 days ago | 183 comments on HN ~lite vlite-2.0
Summary ~lite
The blog post discusses Android permissions and provides examples of how to avoid requesting unnecessary permissions.
Lite evaluation by llama-4-scout-wai-psq · editorial channel only · no per-section breakdown available
Longitudinal · 5 evals
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Audit Trail 10 entries
2026-03-05 22:25 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.280 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-05 22:25 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive) 0.00
2026-03-05 22:20 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.280 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-05 22:20 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive)
2026-03-05 22:12 eval_success PSQ evaluated: g-PSQ=0.280 (3 dims) - -
2026-03-05 22:12 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai-psq: +0.28 (Mild positive)
2026-03-01 13:52 eval_success Lite evaluated: Moderate positive (0.40) - -
2026-03-01 13:52 eval Evaluated by llama-4-scout-wai: +0.40 (Moderate positive)
reasoning
Editorial on Android permissions, advocating for minimal permissions
2026-03-01 13:51 eval_success Lite evaluated: Mild positive (0.20) - -
2026-03-01 13:51 eval Evaluated by llama-3.3-70b-wai: +0.20 (Mild positive)
reasoning
Tech blog with slight privacy lean