). You can create an account and follow the instructions in the nextdns website to set private DNS on your phone.
Install ProtonVPN and use a free account. This will cover your basic VPN needs. Don’t bother running Tor on Android, it’s not secure enough.
There are countless FOSS apps discussed on various privacy forums. Check them out. Don’t install every app right away. Keep things simple for your device security.
I follow this setup on every phone I get to configure (friends, family, etc).
Privacy is not a fancy word. Also, you are not bound to watch ads on the phone you bought using the internet pack you bought. If you want to support creators, donate to them.
Let’s grow the thread. Suggest apps that you use, methods you follow, and more.
). It pretty much has everything you need but for gesture typing, you need to import an library yourself. It should support any languages added but I don’t use it myself so cant say how well that works. I would say keyboard is a pretty important app to replace as it can be easily used to track your interests and Google definitely isn’t gonna pass on that data trove.
) with always on VPN. It still pulls from youtube servers but your ip can be hidden with VPN and no account is needed as everything from subscriptions to channel groups are local mainted. Can be synced across devices with something like Syncthing but I haven’t managed to completely automate syncing. Although I am considering switching to Grayjay but the desktop app is still very new and isn’t working that well on NixOS for me.
The main advantage or the single reason I bought an Pixel to run GrapheneOS is their sand boxed Play services. I only have it enabled in some of my profiles like Banking and another one for stuff like food delivery, taxi etc. Passkey support is a bit complicated and problematic tho. The same team also have their own browser called Vanadium which would be one of the most privacy focused browsers out there but not as feature rich. It is obviously available on any android device similar to their camera app but doubt it would be that good for non pixel devices.
If you are getting more serious on de-googling and don’t mind paying for privacy, start with replacing gmail with other email providers like [Tuta](’
Can vouch for Tuta. Pretty good email and calendar services.
Wondering why don’t you use ReVanced as it solves the sync problem. I use Enhanced Youtube + UBlock in my Zen Browser on Desktop devices, and ReVanced on mobiles for Youtube.
I was using it a long time back but that requires an youtube account to maintain subscriptions right? Also since Revanced is just a patch of normal youtube apk, idk if it would actually respects privacy in any way but that’s mostly just me being paranoid.
Edit: And to clarify, I obviously don’t want to use a google account for youtube as it basically defeats the whole point of de-googling.
For YouTube, I ditched Newpipe and using a web instance on ironfox with proper background playback and all.
Email alias is excellent for privacy. Addy is good, can vouch for it.
Zen is building too fast. I like the UI. But for privacy, I suggest to stick with Libre Wolf. Problem is that Zen has too many updates and LibreWolf has too few
That’s the whole point. Revanced with microG just removes ads and add premium features. For privacy, web instance is the best.
Man what make you said that, let all your network traffic tunnel through proton servers, but shouldn’t use TOR?
Even using simple duckduckgo is much safer than using proton VPN
Can you please attach proof that DDG is safer than Proton.
As long as you are using a proprietary android version, using Tor is not as secure as using it on a sandbox environment. I use VPN to not leak my IP to every website and ad hungry corporations.
Right. Even though Proton claims high encryption, it is still not trustless. But for basic privacy needs, Proton is sufficient. Flexibility and privacy should have a balance. Using Firefox with arkenfox is best for privacy, but is it usable as a daily browser? No. That’s the case here too.
It has also been proven in court multiple times that Proton really keeps no logs or unencrypted user-data, except for some metadata required for functionality. So, unless your [threat model](’
) requires you to be ultra-paranoid, I don’t think it makes too much sense to avoid Proton (or similar services with good transparency and track record)
). Has surfshark vpn which meets my value for money requirement and can be installed in unlimited devices. Use keepassXC for passwords. Simplelogin for aliases. Protonmail for email. [AdAway ](’
