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Discontinuation of Privacy Browser Free
For a long time I have considered removing the free flavor of Privacy Browser. I originally created it because I assumed that some people would like to try out the features of Privacy Browser before making a purchase. And some people have used it in that way. But, over time, I have become increasingly uncomfortable…
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Privacy Browser 3.9
Privacy Browser 3.9 has been released. The major change is that the save dialogs have been simplified. Privacy Browser previously had the ability to modify both the URL to be downloaded and the full file path in the save dialog. But with the switch to scoped storage and the Storage Access Framework in version 3.7,…
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Privacy Cell 1.5
Privacy Cell 1.5 has been released. It fixes a bug that caused the app to crash if realtime monitoring was enabled and the READ_PHONE_STATE permission was denied. This release bumps the target API to 31 (Android 12), which enables the NR_ADVANCED additional network info type. It also includes the first full French translation contributed by…
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Privacy Cell 1.4
Privacy Cell 1.4 has been released. It fixes problems with the realtime notification being disabled or killed in the background as well as a problem with the wrong notification sound playing if the network is secure when the notification first launches. Troubleshooting the realtime notification problems required creating a logcat activity. This release contains the…
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Privacy Cell Maintenance Mode
With the release of Privacy Cell 1.3, all the planned features have been implemented. At this point, Privacy Cell development is entering maintenance mode (unless some fancy new feature request comes along). Future releases will contain bug fixes, translations, and updates for compatibility with future Android versions.
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Privacy Cell 1.3
Privacy Cell 1.3 has been released, which adds a realtime monitoring option. Adding the realtime monitoring service requires the addition of the FOREGROUND_SERVICE and RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED permissions as described in the permission documentation. Realtime monitoring is disabled by default. It can be enabled in the settings. Different sounds can be chosen by the user if desired…
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How to Proxy DNS Requests through Orbot
I recently received an email from a user asking a question about DNS and Tor which prompted me to think that a blog post on this topic would be helpful to users. The email was concerned that DNS requests were not being proxied through Tor even when Privacy Browser was set to use Tor to…
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Privacy Cell 1.2
Privacy Cell 1.2 has been released. The major change is that there is now an option to use a bottom app bar. This release also features the first full Spanish translation contributed by Jose A. León as well as a partial French translation contributed by Kévin L. and a partial Italian translation contributed by Francesco…
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Privacy Cell 1.1
Privacy Cell 1.1 has been released. It adds information dialogs that explain the cell phone network protocols. There is also a partial Spanish translation contributed by Jose A. León. I expect that the next release will have full translations in several languages.
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Privacy Cell 1.0
As some of you probably already know, the bulk of my current effort is being spent on building Privacy Browser PC. But a couple of weeks ago I came across an article explaining how 5G networks were designed with protections against interception by stingrays (IMSI catchers). For a long time I have been concerned with…
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