New KSP app

[alex20]

Hi all,

Ive seen a new app KSP mini guide on amazon app store, quite good

around 70% of the parts and a delta V calculator and more.

Been planning my trips on the boring journey to work lol

[dryer_lint]

Using a KSP app while playing KSP... is a sign of this happening to you.

Seriously though, sounds interesting. I'll have to look at it, although I don't think I'll use it much.

[JAFO]

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• Application Permissions:
  
  • Open network sockets
    
  • Access fine (e.g., GPS) location
    
  • Access information about Wi-Fi networks
    
  • Access coarse (e.g., Cell-ID, Wi-Fi) location
    
  • Access information about networks
    

Now why on Earth does it need GPS, location and network access? Think I'll pass, thanks all the same.

[technicalfool]

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Now why on Earth does it need GPS, location and network access? Think I'll pass, thanks all the same.

More than likely for whatever advertising partner they're with.

And since it's a commercial (ad-funded) attempt to cash-in on KSP, I've zapped the link until someone from Squad can have a look at it.

If it's not ad-funded, then the reason for those permissions is possibly even more shady, and an even better reason to pre-emptively zap that link!

[thadisjones]

Now why on Earth does it need GPS, location and network access? Think I'll pass, thanks all the same.

I suspect half the time this nonsense is actually app programmers being slack and simply asking for all permissions instead of bothering to specify what they really need. Of course sometimes when something sounds this nefariously intrusive, it really is the case they don't have your best interests as a user in mind...

[Linear]

I suspect half the time this nonsense is actually app programmers being slack and simply asking for all permissions instead of bothering to specify what they really need. Of course sometimes when something sounds this nefariously intrusive, it really is the case they don't have your best interests as a user in mind...

It's just more lines of code to ask for it. It's probably advertising-related or something that was peaking the interest of the guy who wrote it (i do this all the time) - of course it could be shady but i'd like to hope it isn't.

[rdwulfe]

Especially considering the OP has only one post. Hmnh.

[worir4]

He is using your GPS to fly a kerbal rocket into your house! BEWARB!

[Thomas988]

This thread is getting too spooky for me!

No, I have nothing of interest to bring to this discussion. Just needed to drop some memes.

[dryer_lint]

It's getting sketchy in here...

The app is going to send Kerbal agents to my location to hold me for ransom, isn't it!?

[worir4]

It's getting sketchy in here...

The app is going to send Kerbal agents to my location to hold me for ransom, isn't it!?

*Recommends 'would you be abducted by an alien?' thread*

[Streetwind]

Remember, everyone:

If you are getting something for free, you are not the customer - you are the product that's being sold. To someone else.

[W1ntermute]

Lol @ the app permissions

you could also fix the spelling to guide, it's not 'Gudie' smh