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| author | Daniel Micay <danielmicay@gmail.com> | 2022-05-09 17:43:23 -0400 |
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| committer | Daniel Micay <danielmicay@gmail.com> | 2022-05-09 17:43:23 -0400 |
| commit | d9d370dd83c56ad7b2884b5f8f81ceb86e214c07 (patch) | |
| tree | 5cca79222256a3977ecdb78d97ed473b0bc4affb /static/features.html | |
| parent | 6e1494aa521939281f811d085f457f906723e415 (diff) | |
Wi-Fi privacy section for features page
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1 files changed, 24 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/static/features.html b/static/features.html index e69d010e..55e77e64 100644 --- a/static/features.html +++ b/static/features.html @@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ can be disabled</a></li> <li><a href="#broad-carrier-support">Broad carrier support without invasive carrier access</a></li> <li><a href="#lte-only-mode">LTE-only mode</a></li> + <li><a href="#wifi-privacy">Wi-Fi privacy</a></li> <li><a href="#private-screenshots">Private screenshots</a></li> <li><a href="#closed-device-identifier-leaks">Closed device identifier leaks</a></li> <li><a href="#pin-scrambling">PIN scrambling</a></li> @@ -510,6 +511,29 @@ bleeding edge code (5G).</p> </section> + <section id="wifi-privacy"> + <h3><a href="#wifi-privacy">Wi-Fi privacy</a></h3> + + <p>GrapheneOS supports per-connection MAC randomization and enables it by + default. This is a more private approach than the standard persistent + per-network random MAC used by modern Android.</p> + + <p>When the per-connection MAC randomization added by GrapheneOS is being + used, DHCP client state is flushed before reconnecting to a network to avoid + revealing that it's likely the same device as before.</p> + + <p>GrapheneOS also applies fixes for serious flaws with the Linux kernel IPv6 + privacy address implementation which allow using it as an identifier not just + for connections to the same network but also across different networks. We + don't need to apply these changes for the Pixel 6 and later since this was + fixed in the Linux kernel upstream, but hasn't been backported to earlier + kernel LTS branches so we still need to take care of it there.</p> + + <p>See our <a href="/usage#wifi-privacy">usage guide section on Wi-Fi privacy + for more general information</a> rather than only our improvements to the + standard Wi-Fi privacy approach.</p> + </section> + <section id="private-screenshots"> <h3><a href="#private-screenshots">Private screenshots</a></h3> @@ -639,13 +663,6 @@ still keeping sensitive data in user profiles without fingerprint unlock)</li> <li>Support for using the fingerprint scanner only for authentication in apps and unlocking hardware keystore keys by toggling off support for unlocking.</li> - <li><a href="/usage#wifi-privacy-associated">Per-connection MAC randomization - option (enabled by default)</a> as a more private option than the standard - persistent per-network random MAC.</li> - <li>When the per-connection MAC randomization added by GrapheneOS is being - used, DHCP client state is flushed before reconnecting to a network to avoid - revealing that it's likely the same device as before.</li> - <li>Improved IPv6 privacy addresses to prevent tracking across networks</li> <li>Vanadium: hardened WebView and default browser — the WebView is what most other apps use to handle web content, so you benefit from Vanadium in many apps even if you choose another browser</li> |
