#mobile-privacy

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fromTechRepublic
16 hours ago

Apple Introduces New iPhone Location Privacy Setting

Your iPhone might soon stop telling your wireless carrier exactly where you're standing, and law enforcement won't like it. Apple this week began rolling out a privacy feature that lets users blur their location data before it reaches cellular networks, limiting what carriers can see to just your general neighborhood instead of your precise street address. The move comes as phone companies face mounting scrutiny over how location data gets shared with authorities and targeted by hackers.
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fromZDNET
2 weeks ago

Your phone is sharing data without your knowledge - how to stop it ASAP

Smartphones routinely transmit necessary system and unnecessary tracking data during idle periods; review and block unnecessary app permissions and data access.
Artificial intelligence
fromZDNET
4 weeks ago

I replaced Google Chrome with a free local browser on my Pixel, and I'd pay good money for it

Puma Browser enables on-device Local AI on Android and iOS, supporting multiple LLMs for privacy-preserving, offline web browsing and language tasks.
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fromZDNET
1 month ago

I thought a privacy screen protector was a great idea - until I put one on my Galaxy S25 Ultra

A two-way privacy screen protector preserves on-axis clarity while blocking side views but can interact with auto-brightness and cause unexpected dimming.
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fromWIRED
1 month ago

A New Anonymous Phone Carrier Lets You Sign Up With Nothing but a Zip Code

Phreeli provides near-total anonymous cellular service for smartphones by minimizing user-identifying data, aiming to make everyday mobile privacy the default.
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

All the places I used my Trump Mobile wireless service this week

Where's the Trump Phone? We're going to keep talking about it every week. We've reached out, as usual, to ask about the Trump Phone's whereabouts. As usual, we're still waiting for a response. In the meantime, we're testing the service on Trump Mobile's MVNO. Here's how that went. As I sat down at the bookstore cafe with a cortado and an oat bar, I panicked just a little bit when I turned on my phone's hotspot.
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fromWIRED
4 months ago

How to Set Up and Use a Burner Phone

Use a cash-bought, frequently rotated prepaid burner phone, isolated from personal accounts, to separate identity from device and reduce location and data tracking.
Artificial intelligence
fromTechCrunch
4 months ago

Ex-Google X trio wants their AI to be your second brain - and they just raised $6M to make it happen | TechCrunch

TwinMind continuously captures ambient speech on-device to build a personal knowledge graph that turns spoken moments into searchable memories, notes, tasks, and translations.
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