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> on iOS, Apple build a walled garden where nobody can see what happens under the hood. Zero transparency, and no way to opt-out. You still have visibility on
by tgragnato 7y ago
> on iOS, Apple build a walled garden where nobody can see what happens under the hood. Zero transparency, and no way to opt-out.
You still have visibility on the network traffic. May I suggest to setup a VPN? Run your own resolver and sinkhole tracking domains, apply additional filtering rules, ...
https://danrl.com/blog/2017/luci-proto-wireguard/ https://danrl.com/blog/2017/luci-proto-wireguard/
- DavideNL 7y agoI'm aware of that, but it's like a band-aid; Without an application firewall you can't prevent apps from uploading their tracking data. Apps change at a rapid pace, and so do many tracker domains/public ips. By the time the user noticed the changes it's already too late and all the collected data has been uploaded. It's just impossible to maintain a 100% block to prevent your private data being uploaded, without an application firewall.
- tgragnato 7y agoWithout controlling the OS nor the applications, it's a tough task, most things are a band-aid. The possibility of an application firewall evokes me mixed feelings: it'd be great, but I'd have to set what's allowed per app, per phone. Even at that point I doubt it's possible to assure a 100% rate.