X-Git-Url: https://gitweb.stoutner.com/?p=PrivacyBrowserAndroid.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=app%2Fsrc%2Ffree%2Fassets%2Fen%2Fabout_permissions.html;h=74f83561da56bf695b4e787fc7f30aae03ca00fb;hp=f3c3639125b00b9dbfb56be3a0a8b83a94453d28;hb=392f2726cd21539c5ec89e0d09d2e7d7922bebad;hpb=39380e8e8bdb3b9e29569a263277c9c3112b44ac

diff --git a/app/src/free/assets/en/about_permissions.html b/app/src/free/assets/en/about_permissions.html
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--- a/app/src/free/assets/en/about_permissions.html
+++ b/app/src/free/assets/en/about_permissions.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!--
-  Copyright © 2016-2020 Soren Stoutner <soren@stoutner.com>.
+  Copyright © 2016-2021 Soren Stoutner <soren@stoutner.com>.
 
   This file is part of Privacy Browser <https://www.stoutner.com/privacy-browser>.
 
@@ -35,22 +35,12 @@
         <p><a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#INSTALL_SHORTCUT">com.android.launcher.permission.INSTALL_SHORTCUT</a></p>
         <p>Required to add shortcuts for websites to the launcher desktop.</p>
 
-        <h3>Read storage</h3>
-        <p><a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission#READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE">android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE</a></p>
-        <p>Required to import settings from public folders. On Android Marshmallow (API 23) and newer, if this permission is denied Privacy Browser can import settings from the app’s folders instead.</p>
-
-        <h3>Write storage</h3>
-        <p><a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE">android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE</a></p>
-        <p>Required to export settings and download files to the public folders.
-            On Android Marshmallow (API 23) and newer, if this permission is denied Privacy Browser can export settings and store downloads in the app’s folders instead.</p>
-
         <br/>
         <hr/>
         <br/>
 
-        <p>In addition, Privacy Browser Free displays ads from Google’s AdMob network using the Firebase backend.
-            For the free flavor, Firebase adds the following permissions even though they are not listed in the source code
-            <a href="https://git.stoutner.com/?p=PrivacyBrowser.git;a=blob;f=app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml;hb=HEAD">manifest file</a>.</p>
+        <p>In addition, Privacy Browser Free displays ads from Google’s AdMob network. For the free flavor, AdMob adds the following permissions even though they are not listed in the source code
+            <a href="https://gitweb.stoutner.com/?p=PrivacyBrowser.git;a=blob;f=app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml;hb=HEAD">manifest file</a>.</p>
 
         <h3>View network connections</h3>
         <p><a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE">android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE</a></p>
@@ -61,12 +51,9 @@
         <p><a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#WAKE_LOCK">android.permission.WAKE_LOCK</a></p>
         <p>Allows the ads to keep the processor from sleeping and the screen from dimming, although in my testing I don’t think the ads actually do this.</p>
 
-        <h3>Play Install Referrer API</h3>
-        <p><a href="https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2017/11/google-play-referrer-api-track-and.html">com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE</a></p>
-        <p>Allows other apps to tell if their installation was launched from an ad in Privacy Browser Free.</p>
-
-        <h3>Receive data from Internet</h3>
-        <p><a href="http://androidpermissions.com/permission/com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE">com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE</a></p>
-        <p>Allows Google to send information directly to the AdView without having to receive a request first (cloud-to-device messaging).</p>
+        <h3>Run at startup</h3>
+        <p><a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/Manifest.permission.html#RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED">android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED</a></p>
+        <p>Lets AdMob start when the phone boots even if you don't open Privacy Browser Free. This is a concerning permission because it can allow Google to spy on you.
+            I would either like to find a different ad provider or drop the free flavor of Privacy Browser entirely.</p>
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