New CyanogenMod allows you to rule Android app permissions with an iron fist

We’ve recently seen Google crack down on rogue apps and patch some server-side security issues, but let’s not forget Android does have a small measure of built-in security: app permissions. But as with those pesky EULAs, many users are likely to breeze during the permissions screen. And Android forces even probably the most attentive readers to simply accept or deny all permissions requested by an app. However the newest nightly builds of the CyanogenMod custom ROM include a clever patch allowing users to grant and revoke permissions individually — something just like the TISSA security manager we’re still awaiting. Obviously playing God with permissions can crash your applications: with great power comes great responsibility. But we figure in case you are running aftermarket firmware on a rooted phone, you’re comfortable experimenting. See the way it works within the video after the break, then hit the source link to download.

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