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| author | Daniel Micay <danielmicay@gmail.com> | 2023-05-06 15:22:21 -0400 |
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| committer | Daniel Micay <danielmicay@gmail.com> | 2023-05-06 15:25:47 -0400 |
| commit | 70418dcb259084be10240488d523f0c68278e6c8 (patch) | |
| tree | 2b379dbeb277bd4040a7d452a4b6ad635b64fccb /static | |
| parent | eb47c238859de9357506f45fdecf2a540996e6a3 (diff) | |
improve default connections introduction
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| -rw-r--r-- | static/faq.html | 16 |
1 files changed, 11 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/static/faq.html b/static/faq.html index 565aa1a6..4f520b9c 100644 --- a/static/faq.html +++ b/static/faq.html @@ -767,11 +767,17 @@ <article id="default-connections"> <h3><a href="#default-connections">What kind of connections do the OS and bundled apps make by default?</a></h3> - <p>GrapheneOS makes connections to the outside world to test connectivity, - detect captive portals and download updates. No data varying per user / - installation / device is sent in these connections. There aren't analytics / - telemetry in GrapheneOS. By default, remote connections are only made to - GrapheneOS services and the network provided DNS resolvers.</p> + <p>By default, GrapheneOS only makes remote connections to GrapheneOS services + and the network provided DNS resolvers. There aren't any analytics/telemetry + in GrapheneOS. None of the default connections sends any data varying based on + the user, installation or specific device. The only information revealed to + the GrapheneOS servers are the generic device model (such as Pixel 7 Pro) and + OS version which are necessary for obtaining updates. The default connections + provide the OS and apps with updates, set the system clock, check each network + connection for internet connectivity, download a global database (does not + vary based on location) with predicted satellite locations when using Location + and obtain attestation chain signing keys for the hardware keystore needed for + the hardware-based attestation feature.</p> <p>Make sure to read the <a href="#other-connections">other connections</a> section below this one too which covers non-default connections triggered by |