Hamper the ad/analytics libraries!

Misc/Features/Disable_Firebase_Analytics.txt

@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-It turns out some ad/analytics SDKs used by various proprietary Android apps can be disabled/kneecapped by adding meta-data entries to the apps AndroidManifest
-In order for an app to read its meta-data from its own AndroidManifest it actuallly has to go through the getPackageManager() call
-This means we can change the system package parser and simply add these variables to every app
-This would hopefully make usage of proprietary apps more private, granted they are still proprietary and can very well simply ignore these
-
-core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java
-parseMetaData
-line 5526
-
-data.putBoolean("batch_opted_out_by_default", true);
-data.putBoolean("com.ad4screen.no_geoloc", true);
-data.putBoolean("com.bugsnag.android.AUTO_CAPTURE_SESSIONS", false);
-data.putBoolean("com.bugsnag.android.ENABLE_EXCEPTION_HANDLER", false);
-data.putBoolean("com.bugsnag.android.PERSIST_USER_BETWEEN_SESSIONS", false);
-data.putBoolean("com.bugsnag.android.SEND_THREADS", false);
-data.putBoolean("com.facebook.sdk.AutoLogAppEventsEnabled", false);
-data.putBoolean("com.followanalytics.message.inapp.enable", false);
-data.putBoolean("com.followanalytics.message.push.enable", false);
-data.putBoolean("com.mixpanel.android.MPConfig.AutoShowMixpanelUpdates", false);
-data.putBoolean("com.mixpanel.android.MPConfig.DisableAppOpenEvent", true);
-data.putBoolean("com.mixpanel.android.MPConfig.DisableDecideChecker", true);
-data.putBoolean("com.mixpanel.android.MPConfig.DisableFallback", true);
-data.putBoolean("com.mixpanel.android.MPConfig.DisableGestureBindingUI", true);
-data.putBoolean("com.mixpanel.android.MPConfig.DisableViewCrawler", true);
-data.putBoolean("com.mixpanel.android.MPConfig.TestMode", true);
-data.putBoolean("com.mixpanel.android.MPConfig.UseIpAddressForGeolocation", false);
-data.putBoolean("com.webengage.sdk.android.location_tracking", false);
-data.putBoolean("engagement:adm:register", false);
-data.putBoolean("engagement:locationReport:lazyArea", false);
-data.putBoolean("engagement:locationReport:realTime:background", false);
-data.putBoolean("engagement:locationReport:realTime", false);
-data.putBoolean("engagement:locationReport:realTime:fine", false);
-data.putBoolean("engagement:log:test", false);
-data.putBoolean("engagement:reportCrash", false);
-data.putBoolean("firebase_analytics_collection_deactivated", true);
-data.putBoolean("firebase_analytics_collection_enabled", false);
-data.putBoolean("firebase_crash_collection_enabled", false);
-data.putBoolean("firebase_performance_collection_deactivated", true);
-data.putBoolean("FYBEnableSSLRewardedVideo", true);
-data.putBoolean("google_analytics_adid_collection_enabled", false);
-data.putBoolean("mceSessionEnabled", false);
-data.putBoolean("tapjoy.disable_video_offers", true);
-data.putInteger("CLEVERTAP_USE_GOOGLE_AD_ID", 0)
-data.putInteger("engagement:connection:delay", 2629800);
-data.putString("apptentive_api_key", "");
-data.putString("apptentive_key", "");
-data.putString("apptentive_signature", "");
-data.putString("__ChartboostAir__AppID", "");
-data.putString("__ChartboostAir__AppSignature", "");
-data.putString("com.ad4screen.facebook_appid", "");
-data.putString("com.ad4screen.partnerid", "");
-data.putString("com.ad4screen.privatekey", "");
-data.putString("com.ad4screen.senderid", "");
-data.putString("com.ad4screen.tracking_mode", "Restricted");
-data.putString("com.appsee.ApiKey", "");
-data.putString("com.blueshift.gcm_sender_id", "");
-data.putString("com.google.android.awareness.API_KEY", "");
-data.putString("com.pushwoosh.appid", "");
-data.putString("com.pushwoosh.senderid", "");
-data.putString("com.sprooki.LOCATION_SERVICES", "disable");
-data.putString("com.upsight.app_token", "");
-data.putString("com.upsight.public_key", "");
-data.putString("FAID", "");
-data.putString("io.branch.sdk.BranchKey", "");
-data.putString("io.emma.SESSION_KEY", "");
-data.putString("net.hockeyapp.android.appIdentifier", "");
-data.putString("pilgrim_sdk_key", "");
-data.putString("pilgrim_sdk_secret", "");
-data.putString("presage_key", "");

Misc/Features/Hamper_Analytics.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+It turns out some ad/analytics SDKs used by various proprietary Android apps can be disabled/kneecapped by adding meta-data entries to the apps AndroidManifest
+In order for an app to read its meta-data entries from its own AndroidManifest it actually has to go through the getPackageManager() call
+This means we can change the system package parser and simply add these variables to every app
+This would hopefully make usage of proprietary apps more private, granted they are still proprietary and can very well simply ignore these
+
+A simple app was created to verify the expected
+05-21 05:24:44.557  4973  4973 D MDT     : firebase_analytics_collection_enabled:false
+and it does indeed work!
+
+core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java
+	parseMetaData()
+		line 5526 if (data == null) {
+
+Core
+            data.putBoolean("batch_opted_out_by_default", true);
+            data.putBoolean("com.ad4screen.no_geoloc", true);
+            data.putBoolean("com.facebook.sdk.AutoLogAppEventsEnabled", false);
+            data.putBoolean("com.mixpanel.android.MPConfig.UseIpAddressForGeolocation", false);
+            data.putBoolean("com.webengage.sdk.android.location_tracking", false);
+            data.putBoolean("firebase_analytics_collection_deactivated", true);
+            data.putBoolean("firebase_analytics_collection_enabled", false);
+            data.putBoolean("firebase_crash_collection_enabled", false);
+            data.putBoolean("firebase_performance_collection_deactivated", true);
+            data.putBoolean("google_analytics_adid_collection_enabled", false);
+            data.putString("com.ad4screen.tracking_mode", "Restricted");
+            data.putString("com.sprooki.LOCATION_SERVICES", "disable");
+
+Settings
+            data.putBoolean("com.bugsnag.android.AUTO_CAPTURE_SESSIONS", false);
+            data.putBoolean("com.bugsnag.android.ENABLE_EXCEPTION_HANDLER", false);
+            data.putBoolean("com.bugsnag.android.PERSIST_USER_BETWEEN_SESSIONS", false);
+            data.putBoolean("com.bugsnag.android.SEND_THREADS", false);
+            data.putBoolean("com.followanalytics.message.inapp.enable", false);
+            data.putBoolean("com.followanalytics.message.push.enable", false);
+            data.putBoolean("com.mixpanel.android.MPConfig.AutoShowMixpanelUpdates", false);
+            data.putBoolean("com.mixpanel.android.MPConfig.DisableAppOpenEvent", true);
+            data.putBoolean("com.mixpanel.android.MPConfig.DisableDecideChecker", true);
+            data.putBoolean("com.mixpanel.android.MPConfig.DisableFallback", true);
+            data.putBoolean("com.mixpanel.android.MPConfig.DisableGestureBindingUI", true);
+            data.putBoolean("com.mixpanel.android.MPConfig.DisableViewCrawler", true);
+            data.putBoolean("com.mixpanel.android.MPConfig.TestMode", true);
+            data.putBoolean("engagement:adm:register", false);
+            data.putBoolean("engagement:locationReport:lazyArea", false);
+            data.putBoolean("engagement:locationReport:realTime:background", false);
+            data.putBoolean("engagement:locationReport:realTime", false);
+            data.putBoolean("engagement:locationReport:realTime:fine", false);
+            data.putBoolean("engagement:log:test", false);
+            data.putBoolean("engagement:reportCrash", false);
+            data.putBoolean("FYBEnableSSLRewardedVideo", true);
+            data.putBoolean("mceSessionEnabled", false);
+            data.putBoolean("tapjoy.disable_video_offers", true);
+            data.putInteger("CLEVERTAP_USE_GOOGLE_AD_ID", 0)
+            data.putInteger("engagement:connection:delay", 2629800);
+
+API Keys
+            data.putString("apptentive_api_key", "");
+            data.putString("apptentive_key", "");
+            data.putString("apptentive_signature", "");
+            data.putString("__ChartboostAir__AppID", "");
+            data.putString("__ChartboostAir__AppSignature", "");
+            data.putString("com.ad4screen.facebook_appid", "");
+            data.putString("com.ad4screen.partnerid", "");
+            data.putString("com.ad4screen.privatekey", "");
+            data.putString("com.ad4screen.senderid", "");
+            data.putString("com.appsee.ApiKey", "");
+            data.putString("com.blueshift.gcm_sender_id", "");
+            data.putString("com.google.android.awareness.API_KEY", "");
+            data.putString("com.pushwoosh.appid", "");
+            data.putString("com.pushwoosh.senderid", "");
+            data.putString("com.upsight.app_token", "");
+            data.putString("com.upsight.public_key", "");
+            data.putString("FAID", "");
+            data.putString("io.branch.sdk.BranchKey", "");
+            data.putString("io.emma.SESSION_KEY", "");
+            data.putString("net.hockeyapp.android.appIdentifier", "");
+            data.putString("pilgrim_sdk_key", "");
+            data.putString("pilgrim_sdk_secret", "");
+            data.putString("presage_key", "");

Patches/LineageOS-14.1/android_frameworks_base/0008-Disable_Analytics.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+From 5b59a2cf8028488847a5cd6ac7d4a14414972438 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Tad <tad@spotco.us>
+Date: Mon, 21 May 2018 04:23:40 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] Disable/reduce functionality of various ad/analytics
+ libraries
+
+Change-Id: I84303ee26d0232e471f44ae6eff6e41a2210e42e
+---
+ core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java | 12 ++++++++++++
+ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java b/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java
+index 8c66fb227cf..31368bf74b1 100644
+--- a/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java
++++ b/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java
+@@ -5524,6 +5524,18 @@ public class PackageParser {
+ 
+         if (data == null) {
+             data = new Bundle();
++            data.putBoolean("batch_opted_out_by_default", true);
++            data.putBoolean("com.ad4screen.no_geoloc", true);
++            data.putBoolean("com.facebook.sdk.AutoLogAppEventsEnabled", false);
++            data.putBoolean("com.mixpanel.android.MPConfig.UseIpAddressForGeolocation", false);
++            data.putBoolean("com.webengage.sdk.android.location_tracking", false);
++            data.putBoolean("firebase_analytics_collection_deactivated", true);
++            data.putBoolean("firebase_analytics_collection_enabled", false);
++            data.putBoolean("firebase_crash_collection_enabled", false);
++            data.putBoolean("firebase_performance_collection_deactivated", true);
++            data.putBoolean("google_analytics_adid_collection_enabled", false);
++            data.putString("com.ad4screen.tracking_mode", "Restricted");
++            data.putString("com.sprooki.LOCATION_SERVICES", "disable");
+         }
+ 
+         String name = sa.getNonConfigurationString(
+-- 
+2.17.0
+

Patches/LineageOS-15.1/android_frameworks_base/0006-Disable_Analytics.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+From 5b59a2cf8028488847a5cd6ac7d4a14414972438 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Tad <tad@spotco.us>
+Date: Mon, 21 May 2018 04:23:40 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] Disable/reduce functionality of various ad/analytics
+ libraries
+
+Change-Id: I84303ee26d0232e471f44ae6eff6e41a2210e42e
+---
+ core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java | 12 ++++++++++++
+ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java b/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java
+index 8c66fb227cf..31368bf74b1 100644
+--- a/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java
++++ b/core/java/android/content/pm/PackageParser.java
+@@ -5524,6 +5524,18 @@ public class PackageParser {
+ 
+         if (data == null) {
+             data = new Bundle();
++            data.putBoolean("batch_opted_out_by_default", true);
++            data.putBoolean("com.ad4screen.no_geoloc", true);
++            data.putBoolean("com.facebook.sdk.AutoLogAppEventsEnabled", false);
++            data.putBoolean("com.mixpanel.android.MPConfig.UseIpAddressForGeolocation", false);
++            data.putBoolean("com.webengage.sdk.android.location_tracking", false);
++            data.putBoolean("firebase_analytics_collection_deactivated", true);
++            data.putBoolean("firebase_analytics_collection_enabled", false);
++            data.putBoolean("firebase_crash_collection_enabled", false);
++            data.putBoolean("firebase_performance_collection_deactivated", true);
++            data.putBoolean("google_analytics_adid_collection_enabled", false);
++            data.putString("com.ad4screen.tracking_mode", "Restricted");
++            data.putString("com.sprooki.LOCATION_SERVICES", "disable");
+         }
+ 
+         String name = sa.getNonConfigurationString(
+-- 
+2.17.0
+

Scripts/LineageOS-14.1/Patch.sh

@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ patch -p1 < $patches"android_frameworks_base/0005-Harden_Sig_Spoofing.patch"; #R
 #patch -p1 < $patches"android_frameworks_base/0006-DNS_Cloudflare.patch"; #Switch to Cloudflare DNS
 patch -p1 < $patches"android_frameworks_base/0006-DNS_OpenNIC.patch"; #Switch to OpenNIC DNS
 #patch -p1 < $patches"android_frameworks_base/0007-Connectivity.patch"; #Change connectivity check URLs to ours
+patch -p1 < $patches"android_frameworks_base/0008-Disable_Analytics.patch"; #Disable/reduce functionality of various ad/analytics libraries
 rm -rf packages/PrintRecommendationService; #App that just creates popups to install proprietary print apps
 rm core/res/res/values/config.xml.orig core/res/res/values/strings.xml.orig;
 

Scripts/LineageOS-15.1/Patch.sh

@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ patch -p1 < $patches"android_frameworks_base/0003-Harden_Sig_Spoofing.patch"; #R
 #patch -p1 < $patches"android_frameworks_base/0004-DNS_Cloudflare.patch"; #Switch to Cloudflare DNS
 patch -p1 < $patches"android_frameworks_base/0004-DNS_OpenNIC.patch"; #Switch to OpenNIC DNS
 #patch -p1 < $patches"android_frameworks_base/0005-Connectivity.patch"; #Change connectivity check URLs to ours
+patch -p1 < $patches"android_frameworks_base/0006-Disable_Analytics.patch"; #Disable/reduce functionality of various ad/analytics libraries
 if [ "$NON_COMMERCIAL_USE_PATCHES" = true ]; then patch -p1 < $patches"android_frameworks_base/Copperhead/0005-Deny_USB.patch"; fi; #Deny USB support (Copperhead CC BY-NC-SA)
 rm -rf packages/PrintRecommendationService; #App that just creates popups to install proprietary print apps
 rm core/res/res/values/config.xml.orig core/res/res/values/strings.xml.orig;
@@ -209,6 +210,7 @@ echo "allow wcnss_service block_device:dir search;" >> sepolicy/wcnss_service.te
 echo "/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc\.1/by-name/pad     u:object_r:misc_block_device:s0" >> sepolicy/file_contexts; #fix uncrypt denial
 
 enterAndClear "device/lge/mako";
+git revert c90006df854e90589bead7aec306e16a605bf265;
 cp $patches"android_device_lge_mako/proprietary-blobs.txt" proprietary-blobs.txt; #update that? nah
 echo "allow kickstart usbfs:dir search;" >> sepolicy/kickstart.te; #Fix forceencrypt on first boot