The only thing I really use them for is to disable internet for open source applications that I trust aren’t malicious, but might still have telemetry in them.
However don’t let perfect be the enemy of good. Flatpak permissions are a step forward, at the very least defining a permission framework. Initially, permissions were defined but every app had all permissions, since app devs were lazy. Now, app devs are being better about defining what permissions are needed. In the future I imagine that Linux and Flatpak will lock down the security, making the permissions more concrete.
So Flatpak’s “security measures” are basically completely useless, is what I am to understand?
The only thing I really use them for is to disable internet for open source applications that I trust aren’t malicious, but might still have telemetry in them.
However don’t let perfect be the enemy of good. Flatpak permissions are a step forward, at the very least defining a permission framework. Initially, permissions were defined but every app had all permissions, since app devs were lazy. Now, app devs are being better about defining what permissions are needed. In the future I imagine that Linux and Flatpak will lock down the security, making the permissions more concrete.
It’s a step by step process.
Then I’ll keep installing software I need but don’t necessarily trust using Flatpak 👌