Privacy Concerns About Using DUO

[startac4]

puppykickr
Thank you for your lengthy and detailed post - and for your hat in the ring The issue though is that I'm not looking for messaging (if I was I would certainly take your recommendation and use Telegram). I need video - the non-iphone equivalent to Facetime that can go on my Android and my family member's Iphone (she uses Facetime with others in the family). We need to see real-time video of our family, whom we haven't seen in almost two months now. And while some of my family have Iphone, we here are on Android. And need something to work on both.

Thank you for the "comforting" feeling that Google likely has all of my contacts already. As you said, at least I don't have to worry about them getting it.

And yes --- my user name is indeed the Motorola flip phone that is still dearly remembered.

MoodyBlues:
Yes indeed secure computers. And Linux is superb. But things keep happening on the phone and I don't know how to handle them. I suppose I really should start a different post somewhere that talks about security. But I'll just mention here that my doctor's office sent me email on the phone - with a link to a website that needs confidential information. It's used to set up a patient portal - so the use is legitimate - but first rule of security is don't follow a link in an email and then enter confidential information at that site. On a computer, I could extract the link URL then see in the browser if security lock/setting is on. On the phone, I don't know what to do about this.

 

[Hadron]

I guess there's a good reason you can't just read the mail on a computer?

 

[mikedt]

But I'll just mention here that my doctor's office sent me email on the phone - with a link to a website that needs confidential information. It's used to set up a patient portal - so the use is legitimate - but first rule of security is don't follow a link in an email and then enter confidential information at that site. On a computer, I could extract the link URL then see in the browser if security lock/setting is on. On the phone, I don't know what to do about this.

You should be able to do that with your Android phone or tablet as well, with copy & paste etc. Maybe there's a limitation in the particular email app you're using?

 

[puppykickr]

Actually, Telegram will allow short video chats- and audio as well.

It is not continuous, but like taking turns.

It is actually quite handy when you get the hang of it.

Right next to the text input window there is a mic symbol.
Tap and hold, and slide to lock if desired- and it will record only audio.

Tap it once, and the symbol changes.
Now tap and hold it, slide to lock if desired, and it will activate the camera and the mic.

 

[startac4]

You should be able to do that with your Android phone or tablet as well, with copy & paste etc. Maybe there's a limitation in the particular email app you're using?

I'm using whatever comes up when I select "gmail".

Frankly, I don't know how to get "cut & paste" to work on the smartphone gmail (as I said in the beginning smartphones functions are relatively new to me) or even to select portion of the email.

 

[mikedt]

I'm using whatever comes up when I select "gmail".

Frankly, I don't know how to get "cut & paste" to work on the smartphone gmail (as I said in the beginning smartphones functions are relatively new to me) or even to select portion of the email.

Usually you just hold your finger down on the text, and a popup bar should appear with Select text, Copy, Paste etc. Of course I don't know what phone or tablet, and email app you're using there, so I can't be more specific.

 

[MrJavi]

Interesting. Did you see my later comment? I can't uninstall it! Only disable. Sucks.

How? I no longer have the desire to root my devices, as Android, over the years, added features/functionality that previously required rooting. Also, some apps, such as banking apps, won't work on rooted devices.

So, without rooting, how would I do what you suggest?

No argument there!

Its still possible to run banking apps on a rooted phone (Magisk) android 6 MM even with an unlocked bootloader "since older devices without an isolated secure environment obviously can’t perform hardware-backed attestation, Magisk will still be able to hide root access on those devices. Everyone else (Android 7 and higher) will have to make a hard choice between root access and banking apps" (XDA). Of course, I wouldn't recommend backing apps on any rooted Android. Hard to give up the modern Android for an old one. lol

Even on non rooted phones I'd have concerns installing banking apps.

Black Rock Malware

https://www.google.com/amp/s/tech.h...an-cause-5-things-to-know-71595130224149.html

I guess the best you can do is force stop, turn off permission, clear data and disabled the app.

 

[Hadron]

Reading those articles I have to say that anyone should be suspicious if a banking app asked them to re-enter personal information. But I guess many people would not be.