Comment by Ylpertnodi
6 days ago
For people living in the US of Freedom, wouldn't it be good think to 'keep putting in' cycles, despite pregnancy? Should anything untoward happen later, a quick flash o' the app and "Nope, Officer, no siree. Like clockwork, me...".
Duress modes are a frequently overlooked feature in general - e.g. I don't want to just block access to my location, I want to lie about my location entirely.
I also would like “give an incorrect location” as an option. Something like that would probably never be supported by Google or Apple officially, because unlike some other privacy features, it’s actively and overtly hostile to advertisers.
Not just location, but all privacy sensitive API's. The OS should have built in support for segregating location, contacts, calendars, storage, etc. (GrapheneOS does this quite well with storage scopes). As part of this segregation you should be able to redirect the API to a custom implementation.
Thus, my transit app would have access to my real location while Amazon thinks I'm still at home and Pokemon Go thinks I'm on an around-the-works trip to collect location specific items.
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For years when Android was a lot more root friendly, this was easy to do. IIRC there was an Xposed module you could activate to do it. If you root I'm certain there are still apps that will do it, though I'm sure Google/Apple will be actively hostile against it, let alone actually support it
regardless of what apple/google allow officially, the cell carrier also has tracking locations. if you're going out to do something that you would want to hide your location, it's best to just leave the device at home. get a burner phone paid for in cash by someone not you doing the transaction.
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Apps that fuzzy or fake your GPS location are available on android.
I needed one when working on an app with store location detection and it worked pretty decently. I have no idea what it became or if it can be recommended, but there should be a bunch with recent reviews in the Store.
murena - e/OS/ has that as a feature.
I want this for my contact address book too. “This app would like to know all your contacts. Allow / send empty contact list / generate garbage data”
I’d also enjoy if my advertising cookies were randomly reused by people all over the globe. And I’d like my phone number and email address to get associated with dozens of other identities.
there is an alternative contact app that doesn't share your data. you can then fill the default contact app with fake data or leave it empty.
i am not sure if the last point is a good idea though. i get what you want to achieve. anonymity in numbers and plausible deniability, but you are more likely to get mixed up with problematic stuff others are doing rather than protecting yourself. having a common name already shows that. it is both a blessing and a curse.
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I don't get the downvotes. Plausible deniability is a valid concern when menstrual cycles and geolocation can lead to criminal repercussions in many states of USA [0].
Nevertheless, if I was a fertile woman, I'd be more concerned of my phone/tablet/car leaking my visits to an abortion clinic than a police officer checking my phone.
0. https://states.guttmacher.org/policies
Is this actually enforced?
Are abortion bans actually enforced? Yes, absolutely.
Have period tracker apps been used as a source of evidence in such prosecutions? Not that I know of.
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