Mobile Privacy Crash Course

Mobile privacy presentation slides in PDF

Settings and general stuff:

iOS settings:
Settings → Touch ID & Passcode
Settings → Spotlight Search (off)
Settings → Keyboard → Predictive Text (off)
Settings → Keyboard → Enable Dictation (off)
Settings → Privacy → Location Services
Only give access where necessary
Settings → Privacy → application data requests (review)
Settings → Privacy → Diagnostics & Usage (don’t send)
Settings → Privacy → Advertising → Limit Ad Tracking

Android settings:
Settings → Connections → turn off all
Settings → location (off)
Settings→ more → Security
Password
Encrypt device
Device administrators
Unknown sources (uncheck)
Verify apps (check)

Strong passphrases: https://libraryfreedomproject.org/strongpassphrases/

1Password: https://agilebits.com/onepassword

Calls and texts:
Signal: https://whispersystems.org/

Tor for mobile:
Onion Browser (iOS): https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/onion-browser/id519296448?mt=8

Orbot (proxy with Tor for Android): https://guardianproject.info/apps/orbot

Orweb (Tor Browser for Android): https://guardianproject.info/apps/orweb/

Tracking:
Disconnect mobile (iOS and Android): https://disconnect.me/mobile/disconnect-malvertising

Change default search engine to DuckDuckGo:
Firefox for Android: Firefox → settings → customize search → DuckDuckGo

iOS: Settings → choose browser → search engine → DuckDuckGo

Setting up a DuckDuckGo widget on Android: https://duck.co/help/mobile/android

VPNs:
Private Internet Access (VPN for iOS): https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/

Bitmask (VPN for Android): https://bitmask.net