14 ways to stay private while using an Android device - ProtonMail Blog

16    23 Apr 2021 23:41 by u/ruqs_user

7 comments

5 u/usecommonsense 23 Apr 2021 23:50
There is no privacy on mobile unless you use a privacy aware open source ROM
4 u/ruqs_user [OP] 23 Apr 2021 23:56
I agree but atleast one can reduce and change settings.
2 u/usecommonsense 23 Apr 2021 23:58
It does next to nothing
4 u/PRSXFENG 24 Apr 2021 00:40
Better than nothing, and I don't exactly fully agree with the article For example it says allowing from unknown sources is unsafe. But that's literally how you get stuff like F-Droid
2 u/None 24 Apr 2021 00:52
Minds.com, too, i think...after Google Play Store booted their app to the curb.
2 u/usecommonsense 24 Apr 2021 14:34
Yep. But still, what use is safe, vetted, open source software when it comes to privacy if you run it with Google or Apple monitoring it, and everything else on the device? The way I see it is its all or nothing. You can switch from Gmail and install whatever email app on your phone, but you've still got a super admin privileged monitoring service running in the background.
1 u/None 24 Apr 2021 01:18
I think I no longer have Netguard and maybe not Orbot (had to reset phone), but how much do those help and do I need both? Not sure, but I think Netguard made it hard to download from FDroid...