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How would you deal with your phone when you are abroad? If you are using a router VPN for your laptop what about your phone?

I may have a break and want to go to a coffee shop with my phone to monitor GSuite. Is it doable to hide your location/IP without any leak? Or you have to uninstall all work apps?

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[–] MysteriousCat912@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Well, mate, let me tell you this: Privacy is a myth in the 21st century. But jest aside, if you're concerned about the digital footprint, you could use a VPN service on your phone too. Many reliable ones out there. However, bear in mind that while VPN encrypts your data and hides your location, it's not bulletproof. Apps like Google invariably end up tracking data but if you're not doing anything illegal or something you don't want to haunt you, you should be fine. Although I must add, the idea of uninstalling work apps sounds pretty extreme and cumbersome. Not to mention, it kinda defeats the purpose of being a digital nomad, doesn't it? We're all about travel and work coexisting, not one at the expense of the other. So, weigh in the practicality against paranoia before diving in the deep end of the anonymity pool.