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How to be private with google services and noroot. (cuddly.space)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/privacy@lemmy.ml
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@privacy How to be private with google services and noroot.

I can't disable google play services for a lot of reasons (school apps, UPI, etc). I have three main google apps enabled. Gservices, gmail+meet, gpay. I have replaced as much apps as possible. Any guide for being private for me?

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[–] 10 points 2 years ago

Impossible. Get a second device.

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

    Island work without root. It is based on a "work profile" feature of android devvices. It is not a complete privacy, but at least it allows to separate google apps from other apps.

    https://f-droid.org/packages/com.oasisfeng.island.fdroid

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

    It is an interesting question... It seems to me I compared it and I chose Island. But I cannot remember why :D

    UPD. I chose Island/Insular only because it is updated more frequently:

    • The latest release of Insular was at May 20, 2024 and frequency is ~ a release per two months
    • The latest release of Shelter (on F-Droid) was at Dec 12, 2023 and frequency is ~ a release per year
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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago*

    Take a look at this:

    https://www.privacyguides.org/en/android/general-apps/

    Shelter is recommended over Insular and Island as it supports contact search blocking.

    When using Shelter, you are placing complete trust in its developer, as Shelter acts as a Device Admin to create the Work Profile, and it has extensive access to the data stored within the Work Profile.

    I also remember starting with island but changing to shelter because it supports app pausing without using a third party proprietary app to pause work apps

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago

    It's probably Google sharing that information with Amazon. Amazon isn't actively spying on Google searches. I could be wrong though, but that is what Google "Ad Privacy" spyware is really about. To let Google share your interests with other companies.

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

    I just ran a test on my stock Pixel 8 Pro connected via Proton VPN:

    1. I opened Firefox and searched DuckDuckGo for "pool heater".

    2. I scrolled down until I saw an Amazon link, then closed the tab and Firefox.

    3. I opened the Amazon app. I scrolled through the "deals" on the app's home page and did not see anything pool related at all.

    4. I typed "pool" into the search slowly, to see if and when "pool heater" was suggested as a search. I typed in "pool" entirely, yet "pool heater" was never suggested.

    I don't know what that implies, but it seems like if I am using Firefox, DDG, and Proton VPN, Amazon isn't monitoring my Internet searches.

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    • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    How to swim without getting wet without a websuit?

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    [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Get secondary device for private privacy stuff.

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

    You might be able to get a large part of google functionality with a degoogled device running microG or something similar.

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