phonegap/phonegap — pull request #21 by mcandre (2012-12-14 19:44:04+00:00)
Title: Improved privacy by removing default permissions

On the one hand, requiring all possible permissions by default is convenient for developers.

On the other, developers can forget to remove these permissions, resulting in apps with contradictory privacy policies, and users who believe the apps are highly intrusive. In fact, most apps won't actually use these permissions, so it's better to use least-privilege anyway.