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5 Android Apps to turn you into a Ghost

1. ClassyShark3xodus
ClassyShark3xodus is used to detect if another app you downloaded has spyware or trackers. ClassyShark3xodus scans the app for DNS requests or communication with Big Tech.

2. Fake Traveler
Some apps require GPS location, even when you don’t want to reveal it. Fake Traveler allows you to spoof your location to a place of your choosing to fool apps into thinking you’re there. Smaller community banks will fall for this, but for large ones, the bank’s app won’t load.

3. Scrambled Exif
Smartphones automatically tag pictures with GPS location metadata called “Exif.” So when you post a photo to Instagram or Facebook, the company knows where you live even though you’re using a VPN. Scrambled Exif allows you to remove this metadata conveniently before you post or send it.

4. Duress
Duress automatically wipes your phone when you enter a particular 2nd passphrase. Now, we discourage criminal activity, however some governments in some countries around the world may act illegally or against their own constitution to search devices they are not permitted to. Therefore, to honor and respect these human rights laws, as well as to protect whistleblowers globally, we recommend you tell corrupt police officers asking you to unlock your phone your 2nd Duress password.

5. andOTP
Two factor authentication is often a source of leaking your geolocation. AndOTP is way better than Google Authenticator because Google’s is proprietary and even though it works offline, may connect to Google accounts. Google is evil and locks you in where you can’t transfer to a different app because there’s no backup code. But andOTP works on any site that says “Google Auth” or TOTP.

(KeePass XC on Linux is better than both of these btw.)


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