Re:Tracking my phone's silent connections
by eitland on Sunday February 24, 2019 @10:38AM
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> 3b. Enable permissions required by apps used occasionally only when in use. Disable them again, once usage is complete (Banking Apps).
Bouncer - Temporary app permissions seems to be a brilliant tool for this. I installed it the other day together with Glasswire. Both are paid, and I happily pay (reasonable amounts) for good tools.
Together they should hopefully mitigate the risk connected to useful apps with broad permissions.
Haven't tested them too much yet, so if anyone knows problems with those apps, feel free to let me know.
Of course, depending on your threat model some of you might never be safe with a smartphone or any portable phone at all. Personally however I feel this might solve it for me for now.
Re:Tracking my phone's silent connections
by zcid on Sunday February 24, 2019 @11:03AM
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I will strongly second Bouncer. It's an amazing app for keeping permissions in line on my phone. It's also a shame I rarely have to open the app itself because Sam Ruston is a master of clean UIs.
Bouncer - Temporary app permissions seems to be a brilliant tool for this. I installed it the other day together with Glasswire. Both are paid, and I happily pay (reasonable amounts) for good tools.
Together they should hopefully mitigate the risk connected to useful apps with broad permissions.
Haven't tested them too much yet, so if anyone knows problems with those apps, feel free to let me know.
Bouncer is available here:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.samruston....
Glasswire is here;
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.glasswire....
Of course, depending on your threat model some of you might never be safe with a smartphone or any portable phone at all. Personally however I feel this might solve it for me for now.