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Pixel 8A and Grapheneos (lemm.ee)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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Hello guys. I recently acquired a Pixel 8A and it was Google stock os I bought it from a man locally all with cash I brought It home and I flashed grapheneos onto this phone.

What else needs to be done to anonymous this phone and make it a privacy phone and a spy free phone no tracking phone no interception phone and no monitored phone.

Any advice welcome!

Thanks.

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[–] [S] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Shall I run netguard 24/7 Always in this phone? Will that help? Is the default netguard enough or must I use a hosts file imported into netguard to?

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    You don't need NetGuard. GrapheneOS has a built in, more reliable firewall. You can access it by going to the settings -> privacy -> permission manager and selecting Network. Also, you can't use a VPN when using NetGuard, so I recommend dropping NetGuard and using a VPN, as well as the built-in firewall instead.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Are there any other good free VPN other then proton VPN?

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Check out Calyx VPN and Riseup VPN. They are run by voluntary, non-profit organizations. If you need maximum security, consider routing your traffic through Tor, using the Orbot app (it's not in the main F-Droid repo, you need to add the Guardian Project repo). There's also Windscribe VPN, but it has limited bandwidth.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

    Again. It's down to what your threat model is

    Running a VPN, and a firewall, protect you from some threats but not all threats

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    You can't run a VPN and NetGuard at the same time.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    What is best host file to use? Hagezi is fine? With just always on VPN switch on Netguard without block connections switch. Is this a good setup to use always?

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