Lumen Privacy Monitor monitors Android apps tracking

guest · Mar 15, 2018

Lumen Privacy Monitor monitors Android apps tracking
March 15, 2018
https://www.ghacks.net/2018/03/15/lumen-privacy-monitor-monitors-android-apps-tracking/

Android users need to have a strong stomach during installation and on first run: the app requires lots of permissions, needs to install a root certificate, will monitor encrypted and normal traffic by default, and send anonymized data to the researchers.

The application requires access to personal data on the device to determine leaks. The researchers note that personal data is never submitted. Still, the application is not open source and it is clear that the privileges that it requests are cause for concern.

Lumen Privacy Monitors monitors apps while it runs. The main interface displays the three tabs leaks, apps and traffic. [...]
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Lumen Privacy Monitor
(Google Play): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=edu.berkeley.icsi.haystack&hl=en

Lumen reveals how your mobile apps communicate with tracking services and how they collect sensitive personal information about you. Lumen does not require root permissions and works even on encrypted traffic for most Android versions.
In the new version, you can also have a direct access to block undesired flows for a given app and also to configure app permissions to better stay in control over who has access to your personal data.
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Rasheed187 · Mar 17, 2018

Interesting, but sounds like it might be spyware itself LOL. What do others think, useful or not?

RockLobster · Mar 17, 2018

It creates a local VPN so no good to anyone who already uses a vpn or a different app that creates local vpn like noroot firewall.

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