Hello, I have a Pixel 8A GrapheneOs phone. I Want to make this a Safe phone. A privacy friendly phone. Basically I want to strip any/all tracking features of this phone, whilst making it hard against any adversaries to monitor me/track me, or watch my phone or its activities.

Not doing anything wrong, just want to know what are my best moves with this phone.

What VPN should I use on this phone?

The threat actor is mostly local feds, and doing what’s necessary to stop them getting grips of surveillance.

Thank you.

    • Ksk3829OP
      2·
      3 days ago

      Is it OK if I buy ivpn with my real debit card my real name / PayPal?

      Under private DNS in my phone settings ,

      There is an off, automatic, private DNS provider hostname

      What should I Set this to if I’m using ivpn?

      Plus, my Pixel 8A GrapheneOS Phone has sandboxed Google play services, and I only have one profile on this phone (owner)

      Is all this fine and okay?

      • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
        8·
        3 days ago

        If you’re concerned about the purchase being linked to your identity, no, use cash or anonymous methods like Monero or other currencies not linked to your identity.

        • Ksk3829OP
          1·
          3 days ago

          Otherwise is this setup fine? And what do u recommend for the DNS thing?

            • Ksk3829OP
              1·
              3 days ago

              What is easiest way to set rethinkdns up to control ur DNS queries by port 53?

                • Ksk3829OP
                  1·
                  3 days ago

                  Do u recommend changing any other settings on rethinkdns app or my Pixel 8A GraphenOS Phone for privacy?

                  Under my Carrier I have preferred network type 5g recommended ( one I use ) 4g 3g 4g only 5g or 4g only

                  Which one should I set this to for most privacy? Since I use regularly normal calls and SMS ( SS7 )

      • FrostyPolicy@suppo.fi
        1·
        3 days ago

        Mullvad has content and tracking blocking at dns level builtin (enabled in settings). Having it always on you don’t need to use private dns. If you use other profiles then set the private dns to one of mullvads. On my grapheneos install I use google play services only on another profiles then owner and have apps that require it only in those profiles.