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Privacy Helper

An app privacy guide

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About Privacy Helper

A simple Android app to help users understand the risks of giving apps dangerous

permissions.

What Privacy Helper brings is a simple, easy-to-use educational app with that

leverages the mobile platform to inform and demonstrate effectively and

interactively.

Features:

* Simple privacy quiz to test the user's privacy knowledge

* Guide on data privacy, and the problem with Android

* Guides on disabling permissions, unused apps, and other mitigations

* Simple map demonstration of location tracking

* List of dangerous permissions used by popular Android applications

* Guide on Open Source app alternatives

* List of alternative resources to help the user increase their knowledge

* Sharing with popular platforms including Facebook, Twitter, and more

How to install Privacy Helper

  1. Tap Download — the app's official page on F-Droid opens.
  2. Install it with the F-Droid app (recommended, for automatic updates), or use the download button on that page.
  3. If Android asks, allow the F-Droid app or your browser to install apps, then tap Install.
  4. Open Privacy Helper from your app drawer.

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