Privacy on Android: A Definitive Guide

DOWNLOADS:
Magisk ZIP and Magisk Manager: forum.xda-developers.com/apps/magisk/official-magi…
NanoDroid Stable: downloads.nanolx.org/NanoDroid/Stable/
P.S. Instead of NanoDroid you can use Lineage for microG: lineage.microg.org/
StevenBlack's hosts: raw.githubusercontent.com/StevenBlack/hosts/master…



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': www.heraldsun.com.au/technology/google-knows-where…
01:53 Google SPYING on your real-world movements even if you have Location History turned off: www.thesun.co.uk/tech/7006196/google-location-trac…
01:54 "Google knows my sexuality": www.reddit.com/r/lgbt/comments/7uyvcj/ok_had_this_…
03:03 Google is tracking you. Even when you're in Airplane Mode:    • Video  
03:12 Android sucks 10x more data than iPhone: www.imore.com/android-sucks-10x-more-data-iphone
03:15 Douglas C. Schmidt et al. - Google Data Collection (2018): digitalcontentnext.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/…
03:23 OnePlus found to be collecting personally identifiable analytics data from phone owners: www.androidpolice.com/2017/10/10/never-settle-onep…
03:23 Nokia phones caught mysteriously sending data to Chinese servers: bgr.com/2019/03/21/nokia-data-breach-nokia-7-plus-…
03:23 Researchers find spyware on Xiaomi, Lenovo, Huawei smartphones: www.news18.com/news/tech/xiaomi-lenovo-huawei-smar…
04:06 Some major Android apps are still sending data directly to Facebook: www.theverge.com/2019/3/5/18252397/facebook-androi…
05:00 Flashlight Apps Stealing Personal Information Stored On Your Smartphone: hackread.com/flashlight-apps-stealing-your-persona… (Web Archive: web.archive.org/web/20160529111644/https://www.hac…)
05:19 Google Play Store spews malware onto 9 million 'Droids: www.theregister.co.uk/2019/01/09/google_play_store…
05:24 This data-stealing Android malware infiltrated the Google Play Store, infecting users in 196 countries: www.zdnet.com/article/this-data-stealing-android-m…
06:22 Privacy on iPhone - Private Side: invidio.us/watch?v=A_6uV9A12ok
06:45 Apple removes VPN apps from the App Store in China: techcrunch.com/2017/07/29/apple-removes-vpn-apps-f…
06:49 China's Guizhou province to oversee Apple's data project: www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-china/chinas-guiz…
06:54 Apple iTunes flaw 'allowed government spying for 3 years': www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/apple/8912714/Apple…
07:18 WineHQ - iTunes: appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=applicat…
08:27 Alien Dalvik: www.myriadgroup.com/en/products/device-solutions/m…
09:18 Meet The First True Linux Smartphone: Librem 5:    • Meet The First True Linux Smartphone: Libr...  
09:42 The Current Hardware Specifications For Purism's Librem 5 Phone: www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Librem…
09:47 Librem 5 Pre-Order: puri.sm/products/librem-5/
13:50 Ads in MIUI 10 hamper the experience on otherwise great hardware: www.xda-developers.com/xiaomi-miui-ads-hamper-user…

MUSIC:
Intro: Queens of the Stone Age - No One Knows (UNKLE Reconstruction)
Video: Boards of Canada - Hexagon Turquoise Sun; Ocoeur - Timeless