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Semper-Viventem / MetaRadar

The app for BLE ether monitoring tracks your environment, finds some devices, makes relations between devices around you, and tracks devices' movements.
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[Feature Request] Give an option to disable map #112

Closed stanley211 closed 9 months ago

stanley211 commented 9 months ago

Please give an option to disable this app its maps feature. It slows down my phone, and it might have privacy issues.

Note: (I have a galaxy A53 5G 6GB RAM with 2GB turn on of the Samsung swap like ram on the internal storage.) I'm not sure if it is the culprit.

Semper-Viventem commented 9 months ago

Could you specify why you found this a possible privacy issue?

I don't think it is possible to easily disable the map because some functionality will be lost: location history on the device details screen and find by location radar profile filter. I'll consider if it is possible to do it with little blood but I cannot promise.

stanley211 commented 9 months ago

Just know, when a first-party, that is this app, uses a third party like the map features, the first party have no ways to prevent other third safety security. I use a no-root firewall, your app constanly retrieving maps from the map company. The thrird company maps usully can changed its Privacy Policies any time its wants. Those caused privacy issues.

Semper-Viventem commented 9 months ago

I use OpenStreetMaps, which is fully open-source and doesn't store any data from the map clients.

stanley211 commented 9 months ago

Even if there isn't privacy issues, but most other people doesn't have unlimited of mobile data. Modile data sould be treated like gold or respect.

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Could you specify why you found this a possible privacy issue?

I don't think it is possible to easily disable the map because some functionality will be lost: location history on the device details screen and find by location radar profile filter. I'll consider if it is possible to do it with little blood but I cannot promise.

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stanley211 commented 9 months ago

I understand, like when walking outside other can view you. An example like the webserver they hosting on or the user device ISP have eyes too.

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I use OpenStreetMaps, which is fully open-source and doesn't store any data from the map clients.

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Semper-Viventem commented 9 months ago

I understand, like when walking outside other can view you. An example like the webserver they hosting on or the user device ISP have eyes too.

Map obtains information only when the map view is presented on the screen. There should be no networking when the app is in the background. But I totally agree with you, it should be an option to disable any network connection for the app. I'll investigate how to implement this.

stanley211 commented 9 months ago

An example of what I'm talking about, by using tracert and traceroute linux commands. You'll see other things are always viewing you online regardless if you using security tools.

On February 20, 2024 10:33:31 AM EST, Stanley @.***> wrote:

I understand, like when walking outside other can view you. An example like the webserver they hosting on or the user device ISP have eyes too.

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I use OpenStreetMaps, which is fully open-source and doesn't store any data from the map clients.

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stanley211 commented 9 months ago

I recommend one offline and one online, if it not too stressful for you. I have seen other app in f-droid do this. Since this is a featute request, and not a bug, you dont't have to wasted time on me. It is just a month of this app, might equals high usage datas drain.

On February 20, 2024 12:20:23 PM EST, Konstantin Kulikov @.***> wrote:

I understand, like when walking outside other can view you. An example like the webserver they hosting on or the user device ISP have eyes too.

Map obtains information only when the map view is presented on the screen. There should be no networking when the app is in the background. But I totally agree with you, it should be an option to disable any network connection for the app. I'll investigate how to implement this.

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stanley211 commented 9 months ago

Just look how most Camera app that came with most phone can do GPS thag a photo. with such tags it is possible to know where that picture was taken. The Camera app usually ask the first time the opening if its user wants such option enable or gave an option to disable or enable in the setting. And please also avoids using named brands in publics messages. May a disclaimer in the app might be a good idea too.

On February 21, 2024 10:02:44 AM EST, Stanley @.***> wrote:

I recommend one offline and one online, if it not too stressful for you. I have seen other app in f-droid do this. Since this is a featute request, and not a bug, you dont't have to wasted time on me. It is just a month of this app, might equals high usage datas drain.

On February 20, 2024 12:20:23 PM EST, Konstantin Kulikov @.***> wrote:

I understand, like when walking outside other can view you. An example like the webserver they hosting on or the user device ISP have eyes too.

Map obtains information only when the map view is presented on the screen. There should be no networking when the app is in the background. But I totally agree with you, it should be an option to disable any network connection for the app. I'll investigate how to implement this.

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Semper-Viventem commented 9 months ago

I implemented Offline mode for the app. In this mode all network communications will be disabled the map will be turned off. You should enable this mode in the app settings. For F-Droid builds offline mode will be enabled by default. The functionality is available since the app version 23.0-beta. The app build will be available in GitHub in a few hours, in G-Play tomorrow and I hope in F-Droid in a few weeks.

I don't see any reason to do a separate app build without internet permission and publish it separately. Especially for F-Droid, because the F-Droid publishing process is fucking annoying. Hope the offline mode will be enough and everybody can check the app network activity via profiler or system analysis if you want to be sure the offline mode works.