From f67051940edd4ffad6f858f95ef092ee336ffb9e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nick Ali <1514992+nickali@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 20 Sep 2020 03:16:16 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md Transposed words. --- README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index a0b98a1..fbbf788 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ More of us are concerned about how [governments use collect and use our smart ph **Opt-out of personalized ads** | Optional | In order for ads to be personalized, Google collects data about you, you can slightly reduce the amount they collect by opting-out of seeing personalized ads. See [this guide](https://www.androidguys.com/tips-tools/how-to-disable-personalized-ads-on-android/), for Android instructions. **Erase after too many login attempts** | Optional | To protect against an attacker brute forcing your pin, if you lose your phone, set your device to erase after too many failed login attempts. See [this iPhone guide](https://www.howtogeek.com/264369/how-to-erase-your-ios-device-after-too-many-failed-passcode-attempts/). You can also do this via Find my Phone, but this increased security comes at a cost of decreased privacy. **Monitor Trackers** | Optional | A tracker is a piece of software meant to collect data about you or your usages. [εxodus](https://reports.exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/) is a great service which lets you search for any app, by its name, and see which trackers are embedded in it. They also have [an app](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.eu.exodus_privacy.exodusprivacy) which shows trackers and permissions for all your installed apps. -**Use Mobile a Firewall** | Optional | To prevent applications from leaking privacy-sensitive data, you can install a firewall app. This will allow you to block specific apps from making data requests, either in the background, or when on WiFi or mobile data. Consider [NetGuard](https://www.netguard.me/) (Android) or [LockDown](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lockdown-apps/id1469783711) (iOS), or see more [Firewalls](/5_Privacy_Respecting_Software.md#firewalls) +**Use a Mobile Firewall** | Optional | To prevent applications from leaking privacy-sensitive data, you can install a firewall app. This will allow you to block specific apps from making data requests, either in the background, or when on WiFi or mobile data. Consider [NetGuard](https://www.netguard.me/) (Android) or [LockDown](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lockdown-apps/id1469783711) (iOS), or see more [Firewalls](/5_Privacy_Respecting_Software.md#firewalls) **Reduce Background Activity** | Optional | For Android, [SuperFreeze](https://f-droid.org/en/packages/superfreeze.tool.android) makes it possible to entirely freeze all background activities on a per-app basis. Intended purpose is to speed up your phone, and prolong battery life, but this app is also a great utility to stop certain apps from collecting data and tracking your actions while running in the background **Sandbox Mobile Apps** | Optional | Prevent permission-hungry apps from accessing your private data with [Island](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.oasisfeng.island). It is a sandbox environment to clone selected apps and isolate them from accessing your personal data outside the sandbox (including call logs, contacts, photos and etc.) even if related permissions are granted **Tor Traffic** | Advanced | [Orbot](https://guardianproject.info/apps/orbot/) provides a system-wide [Tor](https://www.torproject.org/) connection, which will help protect you from surveillance and public WiFi threats