alt Hacker NewsWell, usually the answer is no, and then when something breaks the app will tell me.
Which reminds me. Why does the CVS app need access to Bluetooth?
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kccqzy • today at 3:43 AM
> when something breaks the app will tell me.
Then you have to require these permission controls to tell the app the user denied permission, and not just giving a valid but empty result. Some people on HN feel strongly that when you deny contacts permission to an app, the app should receive a list of dummy contacts. Without it a bad app can lock its UI and not do anything unless the permission is granted.
Oh! There's actually good reason!
If you have an Extracare card, in some markets, you can self-unlock the locked display cabinets with the CVS app (because they have your identity via the ExtraCare card which adds inherent trust).
It's powered by the Invue smartlock platform. https://invue.com/smart-locks
https://abc7ny.com/post/cvs-testing-new-nyc-shoppers-open-ca...