Mobile Privacy Toolkit

Mobile privacy presentation slides in PDF

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Settings and general stuff:

iOS settings:
Settings ? Touch ID & Passcode
Settings ? Spotlight Search (off)
Settings ? Keyboard ? Predictive Text (off)
Settings ? Keyboard ? Enable Dictation (off)
Settings ? Privacy ? Location Services
Only give access where necessary
Settings ? Privacy ? application data requests (review)
Settings ? Privacy ? Diagnostics & Usage (don’t send)
Settings ? Privacy ? Advertising ? Limit Ad Tracking

Android settings:
Settings ? Connections ? turn off all
Settings ? location (off)
Settings? more ? Security
Password
Encrypt device
Device administrators
Unknown sources (uncheck)
Verify apps (check)

Strong passphrases: https://libraryfreedomproject.org/strongpassphrases/

Calls and texts:
Signal: https://whispersystems.org/

Tor for mobile:
Onion Browser (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/onion-browser/id519296448?mt=8

Orbot (proxy with Tor for Android): https://guardianproject.info/apps/orbot

Orweb (Tor Browser for Android): https://guardianproject.info/apps/orweb/

Tracking:
Disconnect mobile (iOS and Android): https://disconnect.me/mobile/disconnect-malvertising

Change default browser to DuckDuckGo:
Firefox for Android: Firefox ? settings ? customize search ? DuckDuckGo

iOS: Settings ? choose browser ? search engine ? DuckDuckGo

Setting up a DuckDuckGo widget on Android: https://duck.co/help/mobile/android

VPNs:
Private Internet Access (VPN for iOS): https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/

Bitmask (VPN for Android): https://bitmask.net

More stuff:
ObscuraCam (Android): https://guardianproject.info/apps/obscuracam/