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jeremyjhyesterday at 6:01 PM2 repliesview on HN

I don't think any long-term implicit consent is acceptable. I would not expect that after opening one document in a folder without being shown any permission prompt, that permissions have been permanently altered. I would never even go look to see if it was "implicitly permitted".

Without a prompt or notice, I would expect only that the app has access to the file or directory I chose until the app is closed/quit.


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ted_dunningyesterday at 7:57 PM

Why should the permission even persist that long? You might leave that app running for the next two years.

Shouldn't a temporary access be temporary? Possibly scoped by time? Possibly scoped to a single access?

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saagarjhayesterday at 7:40 PM

How would the app be able to reopen the file then?

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