Protect your privacy on Android

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Protect your privacy on Android

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Is your Android Phone spying on you, do you feel spied on? Use a custom ROM to protect your privacy :bravo:
protéger votre intimité sous Android In today's digital world, privacy matters more than ever.
Just because you have nothing to hide, doesn't mean you shouldn't have any privacy!

An Android developer recently discovered a secret application called IQ Carrier built into most smartphones that not only tracks your location, it secretly logs your keystrokes, and there's nothing you can do about it.

Is it time to put antennas on our heads?

It depends how you feel about your privacy on your smartphones :93:

In the video below, nearly 20 minutes long, Eckhart shows how the software developed for mobile devices IQ Carrier tracks every keystroke and then sends them to unknown destinations. Also, when Eckhart tried to place a call, the software IQ Carrier logs every number before the call was made. :arff:
External content (video or audio) hidden: it sets its own cookies. What exactly is the QI Carrier?

The software is hidden inside, there are few phones where it's detectable, uninstalling it doesn't solve the problem, let alone remove it, and it will still be there :shock: .
Keystrokes, browsing and surfing the net, Google searches and, basically, everything you do on your phone and every button you press is logged by this software. :62:

As proof it's basically a keylogger running on your phone that you didn't know about. :93:

The proof in pictures: protéger votre intimité sous Android The company that created this software claims that the purpose of this software is to provide analytics on devices and help offer better service to their users. :62:

Now a free version is available here

A single method to protect yourself,

1.Download CyanogenMod 7 (optional, read the whole tuto first, since either direct installation or download via android market)

2.Then battery full,

2.Have at least 200 mb available

4.Download ROM Manager (Premium) from the Android Market. Install it.

5.Launch ROM Manager and tap on flash ClockworkMod recovery and look at the list of compatible smartphones. It will ask for permissions: ok :bravo:

protéger votre intimité sous Android

6.Once installed (the process takes a bit of time), you'll need to reboot in order to open ROM Manager again and press Reboot into recovery. :accord:

7.Once rebooted, open ROM Manager again. Press Download ROM and choose CyanogenMod after pressing CyanogenMod . Be sure to choose the Google Apps option if you want Gmail / YouTube / Google Apps. ROM Manager will now download CM7 for your compatible phone.

protéger votre intimité sous Android

8.Once downloaded, it will ask you to back up existing ROMs, tap yes!

9.CyanogenMod 7 will now be installed. Your device will be usable after the automatic reboot. :accord:
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Re: Protect your privacy on Android

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CyanogenMod 7 (SGS), I'm planning to ditch it this week, too many Force Closes, not counting the software that's no longer fully compatible, not counting that they changed the path to the external SD so no app finds that SD anymore, not counting that google's software is majorly broken.

So back to a less reworked ROM!!

I should point out though that there's a brick risk when installing a rom and that ROM Manager Premium is paid.
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If there's a lot of crap Jiiwah, your phone isn't 100% compatible, plus for those who already installed it, version 7.1 is already available for download.

For the Premium yes it's paid, I forgot to mention it :bravo:
And google is your friend :D

If downloaded from the market, the brick risk is lower, provided you have 100% battery and a good quality internet connection :bravo:
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My phone must be, it's a stable version I installed.

I'm talking about bricking during the rom installation, low risk sure but there's always a risk.
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Re: Protect your privacy on Android

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thanks for the info. what a mess this whole thing. info sent to an unknown destination ^^' to big brother (google) yeah :evil:

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