https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/dab4b9c5-3f2e-473f-aa88-8591ec378d63 DOWNLOADS: Magisk ZIP and Magisk Manager: https://forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/official-magisk-v7-universal-systemless-t3473445 NanoDroid Stable: https://downloads.nanolx.org/NanoDroid/Stable/ P.S. Instead of NanoDroid you can use Lineage for microG: https://lineage.microg.org/ StevenBlack's hosts: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master/hosts Timestamps: 0:00 Introduction 2:32 The current state of privacy on Android 5:56 Alternatives to Android - iOS, Sailfish OS, etc. 10:26 Advantages of Android - Unlockable bootloaders, custom ROMs, etc. 11:55 Choosing a phone 14:54 Other things to consider 17:29 Unlocking your bootloader 20:07 Installing a custom recovery 21:20 Downloading a custom ROM image, Magisk, NanoDroid 22:43 De-bloating the ROM 24:07 App recommendations 25:28 Restricting Internet access 26:05 Adding StevenBlack's hosts to AdAway 26:07 Verifying microG Settings 26:17 Additional thoughts and recomendations SOURCES: 01:52 Google knows where you live, work and your 'secret interests': https://www.heraldsun.com.au/technology/google-knows-where-you-live-work-and-your-secret-interests-new-shadow-profile-report-says/news-story/82049f5ac0528d7481ec263de6ae0531 01:53 Google SPYING on your real-world movements even if you have Location History turned off: https://www.thesun.co.uk/tech/7006196/google-location-tracking-history-map-turn-off-how/ 01:54 "Google knows my sexuality": https://www.reddit.com/r/lgbt/comments/7uyvcj/ok_had_this_happened_to_anyone_else_google_knows/ 03:03 Google is tracking you. Even when you're in Airplane Mode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0G6mUyIgyg 03:12 Android sucks 10x more data than iPhone: https://www.imore.com/android-sucks-10x-more-data-iphone 03:15 Douglas C. Schmidt et al. - Google Data Collection (2018): https://digitalcontentnext.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/DCN-Google-Data-Collection-Paper.pdf 03:23 OnePlus found to be collecting personally identifiable analytics data from phone owners: https://www.androidpolice.com/2017/10/10/never-settle-oneplus-found-collecting-personally-identifiable-analytics-data-phone-owners/ 03:23 Nokia phones caught mysteriously sending data to Chinese servers: https://bgr.com/2019/03/21/nokia-data-breach-nokia-7-plus-sent-data-to-chinese-servers/ 03:23 Researchers find spyware on Xiaomi, Lenovo, Huawei smartphones: https://www.news18.com/news/tech/xiaomi-lenovo-huawei-smartphones-found-pre-installed-with-spyware-1087415.html 04:06 Some major Android apps are still sending data directly to Facebook: https://www.theverge.com/2019/3/5/18252397/facebook-android-apps-sending-data-user-privacy-developer-tools-violation 05:00 Flashlight Apps Stealing Personal Information Stored On Your Smartphone: https://hackread.com/flashlight-apps-stealing-your-personal-information (Web Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20160529111644/https://www.hackread.com/flashlight-apps-stealing-your-personal-information/) 05:19 Google Play Store spews malware onto 9 million 'Droids: https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/01/09/google_play_store_malware_onto_9m_droids/ 05:24 This data-stealing Android malware infiltrated the Google Play Store, infecting users in 196 countries: https://www.zdnet.com/article/this-data-stealing-android-malware-infiltrated-the-google-play-store-infecting-users-in-196-countries/ 06:22 Privacy on iPhone - Private Side: https://invidio.us/watch?v=A_6uV9A12ok 06:45 Apple removes VPN apps from the App Store in China: https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/29/apple-removes-vpn-apps-from-the-app-store-in-china/ 06:49 China's Guizhou province to oversee Apple's data project: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-china/chinas-guizhou-province-to-oversee-apples-data-project-idUSKCN1AU1LH 06:54 Apple iTunes flaw 'allowed government spying for 3 years': https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/8912714/Apple-iTunes-flaw-allowed-government-spying-for-3-years.html 07:18 WineHQ - iTunes: https://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=application&iId=1347 08:27 Alien Dalvik: http://www.myriadgroup.com/en/products/device-solutions/mobile-software/alien-dalvik/ 09:18 Meet The First True Linux Smartphone: Librem 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YIdmGSpZL8k 09:42 The Current Hardware Specifications For Purism's Librem 5 Phone: https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Librem-5-January-2019-Specs 09:47 Librem 5 Pre-Order: https://puri.sm/products/librem-5/ 13:50 Ads in MIUI 10 hamper the experience on otherwise great hardware: https://www.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-miui-ads-hamper-user-experience/ MUSIC: Intro: Queens of the Stone Age - No One Knows (UNKLE Reconstruction) Video: Boards of Canada - Hexagon Turquoise Sun; Ocoeur - Timeless Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:46:26 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://stream.echo6.co https://stream.echo6.co/client/assets/images/icons/icon-512x512.png https://stream.echo6.co/videos/watch/dab4b9c5-3f2e-473f-aa88-8591ec378d63 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://stream.echo6.co/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.