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Every program ideally should be in a sandbox and if it wants permission to access something it should have to ask for it.
Kind of like Android or iOS.
Flatpak tries to accomplish this on Desktop, and it works, but isn't as comprehensive as something like Android or iOS.
On the extreme side, there is QubesOS, which runs every app in a dedicated virtual machine, including the networking stack.
Flatpak also doesn't ask for permissions. If an app requires a new one does it just add it upon update?
I think either Bazaar or GNOME software center does tell you if an app asks for more permissions, I forgot which one though
GNOME Software. That's not what I'm concerned about though.
IIRC Discover on KDE also tells you on the update list. But only somewhere in the list of updates - theres no explicit dialog warning you of changes/new permissions