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GrapheneOS patches an Android VPN bypass that Google decided to leave alone (www.techradar.com)
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[–] 16 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Extremely lame work by Google. Infeasible? Why? This is absolutely a security vulnerability. Any ad SDK on any app on your phone can use it to associate your VPN activity.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

    It's in the same way infeasible as implementing network/data block for individual apps. This feature has been on custom ROMs for a decade but never got into Android.

    They've been baking Android for ads and surveillance and are now clamping down harder into how people can customize it.

    They aren't even afraid to hide these features as "bugs" anymore. If you turn off background data for an app on pixel, it will turn back on automatically when you reboot.

    Also a thing about the government spying on notifications. Even if you disable notifications for your browser, if you ever play a media on it, it will show up on conveniently above the notifications panel. Sketchy AF.

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