• itsathursday@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    I wish I could packet sniff or monitor what apps are doing what on my phone. If I install a calculator, I only want it to math some numbers, not harvest data from me.

    Apple is supposed to mention this in the App Store but even then it’s just a tag on an app and there’s no more details.

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      3 months ago

      Anytime you download an app, by default ir has permission to use your Cellular Data and WiFi and indexed by Siri. Best you can do is void all those and not give it any unnecessary permissions

      If you have enough data (like 50+GB), try to keep WiFi off and use only cellular and disable the apps celllular oermission in the Cellular section in Settings

    • Tiger666@lemmy.ca
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      3 months ago

      You cant install anything on android without it asking you for permissions.

      Stop using apple and you will have slightly more control.

  • DylanMc6 [any, any]@lemmy.mlBanned
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    3 months ago

    a little reminder that trump’s bringing in a lot of reactionary doom and gloom, and the solution is revolutionary optimism. seriously!

  • melsaskca@lemmy.ca
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    3 months ago

    In this day and age with greedy billionaires everywhere doing a bunch of heinous bullshit just assume you are being watched all of the time.