Re:Android and iOS data collection
by walterbell on Sunday October 03, 2021 @08:21PM
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I've added IMAP email accounts with 17./8 unblocked and then accessed those email accounts later with 17./8 blocked.
Most apps aren't updated more than once a week, some are not updated for months.
There are a few high-quality iOS apps which support NAS (e.g. WebDAV) for local, surveillance-free, cross-device sync.
Maybe not through the device's local Settings UI, but presumably you could insert the mail account binding through an MDM profile, no?
Re:Android and iOS data collection
by walterbell on Sunday October 03, 2021 @10:23PM
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Yes, Apple Configurator can be used to install IMAP accounts, including password.
Gmail accounts require password entry on the device, even if the account is installed via Apple Configurator.
> Gmail accounts require password entry on the device, even if the account is installed via Apple Configurator.
Is that still true, if the password provided in the profile is an App Password for the account? IIRC those can be used for direct IMAP access to Gmail's servers without those servers complaining; so I would expect them to also work fine for creating a Gmail web-API binding.
And, of course, you can't install or update any apps.
The iPhone depends on Apple services to function even outside of iCloud and updates. I've tried.