Phone Security

Threats

data loss
data read from phone (physical access)
location tracking
- apps
- wifi/mac address tracking
apps harvesting contacts etc
browser privacy
- eavesdropping on open wifi
- websites tracking you
messaging privacy

data loss

The two golden rules of computing:

always make a back up
always follow rule number one

data loss

Tools

titanium backup
mybackup pro

others?

data read from phone (physical access)

encrypt your data
turn off USB debugging when you're not using it
lock screen
remote wipe, prey app

location tracking

apps
- cyanogenmod and privacy guard
- xprivacy can give fake location to apps
wifi/mac address tracking
- smarter wifi manager

apps harvesting contacts etc

cyanogenmod and privacy guard

browser privacy

eavesdropping on open wifi
- https everywhere
- Virtual Private Network (VPN)
- Tor
websites tracking you
- privacy settings, disconnect, ghostery, ...
- VPN
- Tor
- browser private mode

messaging privacy

Redphone
TextSecure
SMSSecure - FLOSS copy of version 1 of TextSecure
k-9 mail can do PGP encrypted email

other guides

EFF Surveillance Self Defence https://ssd.eff.org/

https://github.com/foobacca/secure-phone-talk