A new ‘smart firewall’ iPhone app promises to put your privacy before profits

Discussion in 'mobile device security' started by guest, Oct 24, 2018.

  1. guest

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    A new ‘smart firewall’ iPhone app promises to put your privacy before profits
    October 24, 2018
    https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/24/smart-firewall-guardian-iphone-app-privacy-before-profits/
     
  2. Rasheed187

    Rasheed187 Registered Member

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    Is good to see they come up with such an app, but trust plays a major role. I think they should focus on trying to block data collection done by apps, sort of like a behavior blocker. Almost all mobile apps need a working network connection, so I'm not sure if a simple firewall will help. I'm also not to keen to use a VPN provided by an unknown company.
     
  3. dogbite

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    This is what Netguard already does on Android (mind the version from Github not the one from Play Store). I am wondering if apple is going to allow such app in their store.
     
  4. summerheat

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    Not quite. Netguard uses a local VPN whereas that article says:
    This means that you have to trust them that they are not reading/misusing your data. That's an important difference.
     
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