Privacy implications of accelerometer data | Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Cryptography, Security and Privacy
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  • Substance_P@lemmy.world
    91·
    11 months ago

    So can your IMEI, with leaking apps and push notifications our phones are essentially digital snitches in our pockets.

    • Pantherina@feddit.de
      51·
      11 months ago

      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

      • Possibly linuxEnglish
        2·
        11 months ago

        Or better yet, use libre software that can be verified and forked in the event of a hostile takeover

          • Possibly linuxEnglish
            2·
            11 months ago

            True, I just think it is better to use apps you can trust instead of proprietary ones