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Speed up Android with these six tips

Dave Farquhar Android October 2, 2013August 2, 2017android, chrome, cyanogenmod, eye candy, firefox, location tracking, Nook Color

I’ve talked before about how to disable animation in Cyanogenmod 10.x, but I’ve done a few other things to conserve some scarce system resources on my gigahertz-ish, half-gig Nook Color. If you’re running Cyanogenmod on a phone that’s a couple of years old, these tricks can help you too. Here are some tricks to speed up Android. Read more

Dave Farquhar

David Farquhar is a computer security professional, entrepreneur, and author. He started his career as a part-time computer technician in 1994, worked his way up to system administrator by 1997, and has specialized in vulnerability management since 2013. He invests in real estate on the side and his hobbies include O gauge trains, baseball cards, and retro computers and video games. A University of Missouri graduate, he holds CISSP and Security+ certifications. He lives in St. Louis with his family.

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A firewall to defeat Android location tracking

Dave Farquhar security May 5, 2011android, firewall, location tracking

That didn’t take long. If you want more control over Android location tracking, Whispermonitor is for you.

Basically, any time an application tries to hit the Internet, it tells you where it’s going and on what port, and you can allow it once, always, or until reboot. Or deny it entirely.

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So why are Apple and Google (and Microsoft) tracking us?

Dave Farquhar security April 27, 2011October 29, 2018android, apple, cissp, IOS, iphone, itunes, location tracking, PR, wi-fi

So what are Google and Apple doing with this location data? And Microsoft, now that it’s clear they’re gathering it too (but they claim they aren’t storing it anywhere on the phone).

They aren’t saying a lot, but they’ve said enough to take a pretty good guess. And no, I don’t think the intent is to be evil.
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Disabling Android location tracking

Dave Farquhar security April 25, 2011October 10, 2017android, location tracking

It appears that you don’t have to defeat Android location traffic; disabling Android location tracking is entirely possible. Go to Settings, then Location and Security, and uncheck the options Use wireless networks and Use GPS satellites.

There are upsides and downsides.

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Android isn’t completely clean either

Dave Farquhar security April 22, 2011April 25, 2011android, iphone, location tracking, wi-fi

In the wake of yesterday’s iPhone mess, Android isn’t coming up completely clean either.

While Google’s intentions aren’t completely clear, the approach is safer.

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iDo track your every move

Dave Farquhar security April 21, 2011April 25, 2011android, apple, iphone, itunes, location tracking

The scandal of the day is the iPhone and the discovery that it tracks your every move. Will that be featured in the next Android commercial? iDo track you. DROID DOESN’T. Update: Probably not.

Of course, the pundits are all over the map on this one. Nobody thinks it’s a particularly good idea. Some think it’s bad but are willing to live with it since they trust Apple not to misuse it. Some think it’s no big deal as long as Apple stops with the next patch. Others have gotten paranoid.
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