In plain English
These are permissions treated as high risk because they open access to very private information or strong system capabilities. If they are misused, they could cause serious privacy, security, or financial harm.
In context
Here, “Sensitive permissions” labels certain permissions as especially sensitive because they can reach especially private data or powerful system functions whose misuse could cause significant privacy, security, or financial harm.
- Situation
- Reviewing app permissions, consent prompts, access scopes, and security warnings
- What it communicates
- classifies certain permissions as especially sensitive.
Meaning limits
By itself, the term indicates the sensitivity of a permission category, not whether access is allowed or misuse has happened.
Examples
“Access to medical records and the ability to make purchases were treated as sensitive permissions.”
“During the review, the auditor grouped the app's sensitive permissions separately from the rest.”