This is how Google plans to curb permission begging on Android

Apps with excessive permissions requests are nothing new on Android, and Google has been trying to alleviate the issue by changing its policies numerous times over the years. These efforts have had varying degrees of success, but the company is now starting to crack down on apps that have sweeping permissions over first-party services like Gmail and Google Drive.

The first big app that will get hit with the new restrictions is Microsoft's SwiftKey keyboard, which has a powerful text prediction engine that can tap into your email correspondence to deliver predictions tailored ...

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