Thread: Security on N900
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Hurrian is offline Hurrian
2012-06-23 , 00:02
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Originally Posted by evujumenuk View Post
Is there any more information about it?
Is there a a safe way to install and run applications from unknown sources on Maemo?

If I create a new Linux user on Maemo does it have permissions to read GPS data, text messages, contacts, calendar, etc.? Where this data is stored on file system?
If by "Unknown Sources" you mean being anywhere outside the "extra" repo (which requires quite a lot of vetting to get into), then yes, there is a safe way - apt-get source the packages yourself and check them, build them if you really want to. No source code? Don't trust it.

WRT user data and sensors, most if not all apps can have access to that. IIRC, text messages are in
Code:
/home/user/.rtcom-eventlogger/el.db
, no idea about the others.

If you really want to restrict programs, you'll need SELinux to separate them from one another.
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