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lemmyreader@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago

DNS traffic can leak outside the VPN tunnel on Android

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DNS traffic can leak outside the VPN tunnel on Android

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lemmyreader@lemmy.ml to Privacy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year ago
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We were recently made aware of multiple potential DNS leaks on Android. They stem from bugs in Android itself, and only affect certain apps.
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    I didn’t say that people who use Android are stupid and neither I intended to. What I meant is that Android is really enshittificated now. “It’s certainly not possible to just not have a phone” is another story. I think relying on phones too much hurts people and the world a lot but again that’s a whole new story

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      Okay, but saying “Imagine using Android” paints a certain picture. And, yes, relying on phones is dangerous. It’s not that it’s impossible to live without a smartphone, it’s that arbitrary systems have been put up in society that have created a large dependence on them.

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        Agreed in everything. Will try to be more careful about what I say next time

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      Stock android is definitely enshitified - but there is still hope with custom os’s

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        They can change small thing or two, but nothing at the core. Look: when Samsung add something to Android vs when Google.

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        Removed by mod

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          Then its no longer stock?

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            Removed by mod

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              That is the definition “stock” for me as well. What @Tundra@lemmy.ml mentions is the definition of “default”. Big difference.

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                Fair enough - we are agreed at least then that the default android os is awful for privacy.

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                  We all agree on that, I’m sure. Have a great Sunday, guys.

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                    You too!

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