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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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how do I make my new phone more private (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 weeks ago by sleepycapibara@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Hi. I just got a new phone (Motorola) and spent a bunch of time manually removing access to location etc. I hate Google so much, "don't do evil" my ass. I'm just looking for my blindspots. Im not in tech so, what should be disabled to keep my phone private?

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[–] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Also, consider a threat model to prevent "privacy fatigue". Sometimes people implement countermeasures without realizing it doesn't help them. At least define your privacy concerns and only implement what addresses those.

It sounds ridiculous, but I made this rookie mistake for a year and it was exhausting. Privacy is tough sometimes, but you don't need everything. I just want to look at cat pictures without google selling my info and using profits to undermine government. Some folks will be executed if they are found dissenting against gov on the Internet. Those are vastly different issues with different countermeasures. Good luck!