i use GrapheneOS since December 2024 without even sandboxed google play services. the only non open source and not safe apps on my phone are instagram, messenger, telegram, whatsapp, tiktok, snapchat and i want to get rid of them but i wanna see the content from people on these apps. are there any wrappers for privacy, for these apps, such as aeroinsta for instagram (i already use it) in order to use them but protect my data at the same time? 😭
- Not open source doesn’t mean “non-safe”–that’s a pretty dangerous and completely incorrect characterization
- The apps you list are literally the most non-safe services you could have possibly listed
- That’s not what a wrapper is, I think you mean front-end
- Using the services at all means your data isn’t protected, no matter which front-end you use the service collects your data, not the application you use
If you want to take your privacy seriously, then stop using these services. It’s the service themselves that aren’t privacy respecting, not the application in which you use to interface with them…
Well, that’s not necessarily true.
Some apps, alongside providing their core functionality, such as messaging, also collect a lot of information from all the permissions they are granted on your device.
Think for example constant location tracking or collecting your contacts, as I believe Facebook Messenger does.
It could be possible to provide a front-end that blocks certain requests or spoofs information.
Of course, that doesn’t stop them from collecting information you directly provide to them by using the service, such as profile information, direct messages, interactions etc.
I suppose you could use these services as a skulker which doesn’t have an account (or a semi-anonymous one) whilst denying all permissions and providing as little information as possible. It’s not wholy black and white.
That said, I do recommend not using these platforms at all if you can. Use alternative platforms that provide similar services. Lemmy vs Reddit is a good example.
It’s just not always practical advice for everyone, given that some people have jobs that require social media, or have no other means of contacting some relatives and friends.
You’re wrong on one thing though. A good portion of tracking either takes place in the client or is enabled on the endpoint.
thank you a lot
Instagram and Tiktok are usable in a web browser, though they do want you to make an account.
You can’t protect your data if you use those apps. Pick one.
About telegram at least replace ur client with fdroid version which have removed GMs dependencies
Matrix client on a server with bridges to your proprietary chats
