Reply to post: Re: Couldn't they just change permissions on /proc/net?

Android P to improve users' network privacy

Tuesday 8th May 2018 07:59 GMT David Roberts

Re: Couldn't they just change permissions on /proc/net?

Wouldn't it be sensible to log access for a while instead of just turning it off?

At a minimum any Apps using/abusing it could be identified and warned.

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