as in authorizations
the approval by someone in authority for the doing of something
she asked for permission to have a piece of candy the President granted permission for the foreign diplomats to have special quarters
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Recent Examples of permissions
Second, keep an eye on app permissions on your phone, a regular check is good housekeeping.
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Zak Doffman, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
However, some filmmakers may choose to acquire life rights from the subject or their estate, to gain explicit permissions and a higher degree of legal protection over the use of their life story, name, likeness, and materials in a project.
—Legal Entertainment, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The attacker then tells it to impersonate the real extension by disabling it if permissions allow, changing its name and icon and displaying a fake login popup that looks just like the real thing.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
Disable command-line and scripting activities and permissions.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
In others, the fake apps merely display a dummy system window asking for device permissions.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
Once downloaded, the app requested excessive permissions far beyond what a typical financial app would need, including access to contacts, SMS messages, call logs, photos and location data.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025
This prevents dormant accounts with unlimited access from becoming potential security risks over a period of time, ensuring tighter control over permissions.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Dynamic Access Controls As employees’ roles change within a company, their access controls might not be updated promptly, leading to excessive permissions that violate zero-trust principles and increase cyberthreat exposure.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Zak Doffman, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
However, some filmmakers may choose to acquire life rights from the subject or their estate, to gain explicit permissions and a higher degree of legal protection over the use of their life story, name, likeness, and materials in a project.
—Legal Entertainment, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
The attacker then tells it to impersonate the real extension by disabling it if permissions allow, changing its name and icon and displaying a fake login popup that looks just like the real thing.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
Disable command-line and scripting activities and permissions.
—Davey Winder, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
In others, the fake apps merely display a dummy system window asking for device permissions.
—Michael Kan, PCMAG, 12 Mar. 2025
Once downloaded, the app requested excessive permissions far beyond what a typical financial app would need, including access to contacts, SMS messages, call logs, photos and location data.
—Kurt Knutsson, Cyberguy Report, Fox News, 11 Mar. 2025
This prevents dormant accounts with unlimited access from becoming potential security risks over a period of time, ensuring tighter control over permissions.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
Dynamic Access Controls As employees’ roles change within a company, their access controls might not be updated promptly, leading to excessive permissions that violate zero-trust principles and increase cyberthreat exposure.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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“Permissions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/permissions. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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