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Main Forums => The Roundtable => Topic started by: Ben on March 31, 2021, 08:52:44 AM

Title: On Smartphones and Privacy
Post by: Ben on March 31, 2021, 08:52:44 AM

I thought this was an interesting article. Not just from the headline of "Android send 20x more data to Google than iOS does to Apple", but just how much, and how often data is sent, even when you have your privacy at the highest settings.

Makes that "de-google your phone" site that Perd posted a while back just that much more desirable.

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/03/android-sends-20x-more-data-to-google-than-ios-sends-to-apple-study-says/

Title: Re: On Smartphones and Privacy
Post by: MechAg94 on March 31, 2021, 09:37:15 AM

https://www.infowarsstore.com/preparedness/privacy-and-security/infowars-privacy-pouch
Infowars sells a privacy pouch to keep your phone in when you are not using it.   =)  Stories like this make me take that type of product more seriously. 

Title: Re: On Smartphones and Privacy
Post by: AJ Dual on March 31, 2021, 10:29:25 AM

Best solution is to just root your phone and install one of the third-party Android OS's on it, and not use any Google products at all. And find all the aps you want as .apk's rather than from the Play store.

Title: Re: On Smartphones and Privacy
Post by: bedlamite on March 31, 2021, 10:32:15 AM

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYVU6rModlGxvJbszCclGGw

Title: Re: On Smartphones and Privacy
Post by: charby on March 31, 2021, 10:40:16 AM

Actually, to me the smart phone is a perfect alibi protector. If I truly want to be left alone, I just leave the phone at home.

Title: Re: On Smartphones and Privacy
Post by: Ben on March 31, 2021, 10:49:11 AM

Quote from: bedlamite on March 31, 2021, 10:32:15 AM

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYVU6rModlGxvJbszCclGGw

Yup, that's the guy Perd posted about. Dude is awesome.