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For all but the position aspect of that, switching to a trustworthy VPN provider (e.g. ProtonVPN or Mozilla VPN) and using Signal or another VOIP system can pro
by metiscus 6y ago
For all but the position aspect of that, switching to a trustworthy VPN provider (e.g. ProtonVPN or Mozilla VPN) and using Signal or another VOIP system can provide mitigation. For the position data, that is harder to mitigate but you have to consider your threat profile. The truly paranoid keep their phones with battery removed (when possible) and/or in a faraday bag unless they are actively using them.
You do, of course, pay for this privacy with significantly reduced convenience.
- jmnicolas 6y agoI'm not sure who I distrust more between a VPN provider and my ISP, but for sure I don't trust either. Signal has received financing from the CIA so my trust level isn't high (even though I use it). My point is that privacy is an illusion on any connected system and particularly a smartphone. You can make less privacy damaging choices but IMHO there's no panacea.
- ViViDboarder 6y ago> Signal has received financing from the CIA so my trust level isn't high (even though I use it). More like Signal once received funding from a fund that included funding from an organization that was once run by the CIA. Still, I agree with your overall point. To be truly private, you need to disconnect. Other than that, you need to consider each trade off. Historically, this was difficult because companies barely disclosed what they did. Since GDPR and CCPA, a lot of the veil has been lifted.