3rd party app permission (Opera Mini)
I have been thinking about BB security (more specially, 3rd party application permission). I don't know if it is overkill to change from the default setting as it is stated on Blackberry's website that (bold is my emphasis)
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Disclaimer: Blackberry 8900, v4.6.1.231, BIS Opera Mini 6 Connections USB: Set whether third-party applications can use physical connections, such as a USB cable or RS-232 cable, that you have set up for your BlackBerry device. My setting: Deny. Bluetooth: Set whether third-party applications can use Bluetooth connections. My setting: Deny. Phone: Set whether third-party applications can make calls or access call logs. My setting: Deny. Location Data: Set whether third-party applications can use your GPS location information. My setting: Deny. Internet: Set whether third-party applications can access the Internet through your wireless service provider (for example, using a direct Internet connection or a WAP gateway). My setting: Prompt. Event though this is set to "Prompt," the application never asked for permission to access the Internet; access is just given. Wi-Fi: Set whether third-party applications can use Wi-FiŽ connections. My setting: Allow. Interactions Cross Application Communication: Specify whether third-party applications can communicate and share data with other applications on your BlackBerry device. My setting: Allow. Device Settings: Specify whether third-party applications can turn on or turn off your device or change device options, such as display options. My setting: Deny. Media: Specify whether third-party applications can access media files on your device. My setting: Deny. Application Management: Specify whether third-party applications can add or delete application modules or access module information such as an application name or version. My setting: Deny. I am not sure what "Application Management" means. Does it mean that this 3rd party app can add/delete/view modules from other 3rd party app or just itself or both? App still works fine with "Deny" setting. Themes: Specify whether your device can use third-party applications as a source for customized themes. My setting: Deny. Input Simulation: Specify whether third-party applications can simulate actions, such as pressing a key on your device. My setting: Deny. Browser Filtering: Specify whether third-party applications can register browser filters with the browser on your device to add, change, or delete web site content before it appears in your browser. My setting: Deny. Screen Capturing (Recording): Specify whether third-party applications can take screen shots of the device screen. My setting: Deny. Security Timer Reset: Specify whether third-party applications can reset the duration that your device remains unlocked after you stop using it. My setting: Deny. User Data Email: Set whether third-party applications can access email messages, SMS text messages, MMS messages, or PIN messages on your BlackBerry device. My setting: Deny. Organizer Data: Set whether third-party applications can access organizer data such as contacts, calendar entries, tasks, or memos. My setting: Deny. Files: Set whether third-party applications can access files that you store on your device. For example, you can set whether third-party applications can access files that you transfer to your device using the media manager tool of the BlackBerry Desktop Manager or Bluetooth technology. My setting: Deny. Security Data: Set whether third-party applications can access certificates or keys in the key store on your device. My setting: Deny. |
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