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> No thanks Apple, I prefer being the one in control of my phone.

Ironically, one of the main reasons I switched to iOS is control - with an iPhone, I can control which app has access to my contacts, images, GPS etc much better than I ever could with Android, where every app just requests all permissions up front.

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Cyanogenmod does allow this permission control.

Unfortunately, CM is difficult for many users to implement (and impossible with some newer phones).

For me a phone is a tool, not a hobby. I want to use it, not play/tinker with it. Hence I prefer it delivered in a state I can live with and not in a state requiring root and firmware change first.

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