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(In reply to Justin Lebar [:jlebar] from comment #80)
> >> So having the app request to keep data connection, without specifying what
> >> type of connection might be enough?
> >
> > I agree with that: we shouldn't let apps require a specific connection (unless if the correct
> > permission is requested).
>
> To clarify, what you mean is that an unprivileged app shouldn't be able to
> say "keep the 3g connection on" but it should be able to say "I'm only going
> to send data if we're on wifi", right? I think this is right, although it
> presents complications for apps which want to have a persistent connection.
Yes. So, to be clear -but that might be a bit OT-, I think requesting a connection should require privileges at least because users need to be warn of that a way or another.
I think an app should be able to ask for a network connection but shouldn't be able to require the type. The system will create a connection if none exist yet in the type that seems the best. However, an app should be able to check what is the current network type (requires privileges again) and say "seems like you need to use WiFi or Ethernet because I'm not going to send this gig of data trough a mobile network".