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  • This “app tracking protection” is just a DNS filter. You can achieve the same by setting a filtered DNS resolver like base.dns.mullvad.net in the Private DNS options.

    Auditor just verifies that your installation of GrapheneOS is real and unmodified, meaning it hasn’t been tampered with by an attacker or corrupted in any other way.

    I would recommend using a VPN. That’s also why I prefer the DNS filter over something like app tracking protection, since it doesn’t occupy your VPN slot. GrapheneOS only improves the actual Wi-Fi connection privacy (by randomizing your Wi-Fi MAC address), but it has nothing to do with the data transmission over the Wi-Fi network. That’s what you need a VPN for. You can check out this comment about the Pros and Cons of VPNs, as well as the criteria for picking a good and trustworthy VPN provider: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/comment/15631872 Here’s some more advice about VPNs: https://www.privacyguides.org/en/vpn/





  • Pros:

    • Websites can’t see your real IP and thus can’t figure out your real location that easily
      • You might also be able to blend in with other users who use the same VPN server
    • Your ISP can’t see what you’re websites you’re connecting to
    • Your Network operator (e.g. a coffee shop offering public wifi) and you’re ISP can’t see your unencrypted connections (e.g. HTTP, Telnet)
    • You can bypass regional censorship or other forms of content unavailability

    Cons:

    • Your VPN provider can see everything you’re connecting to (but not the content if you use HTTPS, which thankfully has become very common), so you need to be able to trust them
    • A good and trustworthy VPN usually costs money
    • Slightly slower connection and higher latency

    Things to look out for when choosing a VPN provider:

    • No-log policy
    • Regular security audits
    • Open source client applications
    • Private/anonymous payment options (crypto currency)
      • Monero is the best option if you want to stay fully anonymous
    • Minimal information required for signing up, ideally none (some providers don’t even require an email address, they just give you a random generated Account ID)