My Phone Is Anonymous Now

I needed to anonymize my phone. This how I did it. Support independent research and analysis by joining my Patreon page:   / thehatedone   I can’t trust anyone with my data. When I use a phone with a Google Account or Apple ID, these companies are by default going to be collect unique hardware identifiers, my location information and app usage data without possibility to opt out. If I want to use a phone I need to choose one that is going to allow me to use it completely anonymously and let me be in control of all of my data. I want to a phone that maintains Android’s security model and keeps the best security practices for security updates. GrapheneOS has a far-reaching number of substantial improvements that altogether make up for the most secure mobile operating system for the end user. Because I want to keep this device as anonymous as possible, I do not even insert a SIM card at all and use the phone as a WiFi-only device. To protect my IP address, I use Orbot to route my traffic through Tor. Sources [1a] https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/... [1b] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2... [2]a https://www.abc15.com/news/region-wes... [2b] https://azcentral.com/story/news/loca... [3] https://www.theguardian.com/world/201... [4] https://www.theguardian.com/world/201... [5] https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/... [6] https://www.wired.com/story/geofence-... [7] https://www.fastcompany.com/90452990/... [8] https://harvardlawreview.org/2021/05/... [9] https://transparencyreport.google.com... [10] https://www.apple.com/legal/transpare... [11] https://www.apple.com/legal/transpare... [12] https://apnews.com/828aefab64d4411bac... [13] https://www.apple.com/legal/privacy/d... [14] https://arxiv.org/pdf/1904.05572.pdf [15] https://qz.com/1131515/google-collect... [16a] https://grapheneos.org/usage#sandboxe... [16b] https://source.android.com/ [17] https://grapheneos.org/features [18] https://grapheneos.org/faq#supported-... [19] https://grapheneos.org/install [20] https://grapheneos.org/features#priva... [21] https://grapheneos.org/faq#hardware-i... [22] https://source.android.com/devices/te... [23] https://tracki.com/pages/how-gps-trac... [24] https://theintercept.com/2015/02/19/g... [25] https://grapheneos.org/features#wifi-... [24] https://theintercept.com/2015/02/19/g... [25] https://grapheneos.org/features#wifi-... [26] https://guardianproject.info/apps/org... [27] https://support.torproject.org/about/ [28] https://tb-manual.torproject.org/brid... [29]   / bluetooth-indoor-positioning-and-asset-tra...   [30] https://grapheneos.org/features#netwo... [31] https://grapheneos.org/features#senso... [32] https://caslab.csl.yale.edu/publicati... [33] https://www.zdnet.com/article/hundred... [34] https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204053 [35] https://support.google.com/accounts/a... [36] https://grapheneos.org/features#impro... [16] https://grapheneos.org/usage#sandboxe... [37] https://source.android.com/security/e... [38] https://grapheneos.org/faq#encryption [39] https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2... [40] https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/04/te... [41a] https://www.reuters.com/article/googl... [41b] https://9to5google.com/2021/06/02/and... [42] https://www.wsj.com/articles/you-give... [43] https://www.cnet.com/tech/services-an... Credits Music by: White Bat Audio