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minus-square@Substance_Plink9•1 year agoSo can your IMEI, with leaking apps and push notifications our phones are essentially digital snitches in our pockets.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•1 year agoSince Android 10 only System Apps can read critical Device Identifiers. Use an Android Distro with as little of them as possible, for example GrapheneOS. Turn on Airplane mode and at least on a trustworthy OS the phone will be as if it had no such antenna
minus-square@AnUnusualReliclinkEnglish8•1 year ago Turn on Airplane mode At this point, why even bother having a phone?
minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoOr better yet, use libre software that can be verified and forked in the event of a hostile takeover
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink3•1 year agoYes for sure, but an OS should protect users from malicious apps too.
minus-squarePossibly linuxlinkfedilinkEnglish2•1 year agoTrue, I just think it is better to use apps you can trust instead of proprietary ones
So can your IMEI, with leaking apps and push notifications our phones are essentially digital snitches in our pockets.
Since Android 10 only System Apps can read critical Device Identifiers.
Use an Android Distro with as little of them as possible, for example GrapheneOS.
Turn on Airplane mode and at least on a trustworthy OS the phone will be as if it had no such antenna
At this point, why even bother having a phone?
Or better yet, use libre software that can be verified and forked in the event of a hostile takeover
Yes for sure, but an OS should protect users from malicious apps too.
True, I just think it is better to use apps you can trust instead of proprietary ones