The New Oil | Securing Mobile: Settings
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Data is the new oil

The article lists settings to change on Android 14 and iOS 17.

According to the author:

Recommended setting changes reduce the amount of data submitted to device manufacturers, cell carriers, or app developers and improve device security against common threats, such as those posed by nosy people who find the device unattended or by common malware.

By enabling all of these settings, you are significantly reducing the amount of tracking and data collection these devices perform, but keep in mind that you are not completely eliminating it.

  • awwwyissssEnglish
    3·
    5 months ago

    Agreed. Disable 2G? Why? That might cost me connectivity in some places and I won’t remember to turn it back on.

      • awwwyissssEnglish
        2·
        5 months ago

        I appreciate that, thanks 🙏🏻 now I’m considering disabling 2G.

    • smeg@feddit.ukEnglish
      2·
      5 months ago

      To add to that other (much more in-depth) comment, I remember reading on the GrapheneOS FAQs that disabling everything you’re not actively using will generally improve security as you’re reducing the number of potential ways for an attacker to get in (phrases like “attack vectors” and “surface area” were used).

      On a separate note I didn’t even know 2G towers were still active anywhere; they’re shutting down the 3G ones here!