Firewalls are a great way to tell if new apps are secrely installed
Btw what is the key verifier thing?
It often feels like I am just a user of someone else’s device.
Even from the stuff that is shown like “Your device has new features” and “Settings changed by carrier”. And how Motorola tried forcing updates by using non-dismisable (they would re-appear immediately) full-screen notifications, and trying to disable the app led me to “Blocked by your IT admin” (I returned that phone).
Also when I connect any modern phone to Wi-Fi not manually set as metered it starts downloading a bunch of random shit automatically.
It keeps killing apps I want running (I had to use a cheap dumb phone as alarm clock with the past 2 smartphones), but keeps all Google services conveniently spending data and battery.Note: The “Key Verifier” one is supposed to be tied to E2EE on Google chat platforms or something on those lines, although you shouldn’t be using those and go for a safer chat instead though
There are functional firewall apps for android? Is Rethink good?
RethinkDNS allow you to use a Firewall, Use a VPN (via wireguard), set your DNS, and various other things I didn’t mess with in the app. I don’t even use RethinkDNS for the DNS, its just a great app.
Yes, it also let you change your DNS and block websites. There’s also invizible pro which also adds tor and i2p but rethink have a better UI.
Bit out of the loop. What am I looking at?
Google is automatically installing an app on you phone that analyzes your media „to prevent you accidentally viewing nudes”
Phew, I’m always terrified of that. It won’t affect my gore folders, will it?
Videos of mass murders ✅️
A tiny glimpse of a woman’s breast ❌️
Just as American Jesus™ would have wanted.
Which FW (Firewall) could be recommended?
TrackerControl
So glad I moved to GrapheneOS last month.
I already have a pixel. Is it just as easy as installing Lineage OS on the phone?
Yes, perhaps even easier if you use a Chromium based browser with their WebUSB installer.
Even if it’s not the case, I found the console installer to be surprisingly easy.
Provides a single process that can be used by all message apps so that they don’t need to implement backdoors into all of them?
Worried I’m getting a bit too paranoid, but…
Why backdoor the messaging apps when you can just monitor the entire OS?
