Is all this inconvenient? Absolutely. But it’s the only sane course of action when you consider the gravity of your data falling into the wrong hands.

I’ll admit:

While I’m not too “gung-ho” over privacy wonks and how obsessed people are with it (I already take my chances and know the risks) this seems like an escalation.

Okay, I’m all ears:

I’m a Communist Party member so how do I make sure this doesn’t happen? Any other ways?

  • @triplenadir@lemmygrad.mlEnglish
    5•1 year ago

    Android also has a multiple users feature, although I’m not sure whether it’d help in these situations; scanner tools might detect the second user even if they can’t immediately access the data from another profile, then you’re back to square one, except under additional suspicion.

    My best suggestion is a combo of the “ship your phone” and “wipe your phone” suggestions elsewhere in thread: use a custom recovery to take a full backup onto an SD card, do a full wipe, set the phone up again with your most innocuous apps and content, then ship SD card and restore the backup when you’re through the completely rights-free border zone

    • Makan ☭ CPUSAOPEnglish
      3•1 year ago

      Shipping sounds like the most easy option with the least amount of hassle (although not with the full protection that any additional steps might guarantee).

      I might go above that in terms of precautions, though that seems like a good baseline for someone like me.