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Everyone knows all the apps on your phone

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1192 points gniting | 3 comments | 29 Mar 25 21:26 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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andsoitis ◴[30 Mar 25 00:11 UTC] No.43519910[source]▶
> everyone knows all the alls on your phone

On Android phones. iPhone doesn’t have this privacy deficiency.

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wkat4242 ◴[30 Mar 25 03:14 UTC] No.43520950[source]▶
On iOS it's kinda worse in some ways. If you enroll into a company MDM they can see all your apps.

On Android if they use the work profile (which is the standard method these days) they can only see the apps inside there.

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1. asah ◴[30 Mar 25 04:09 UTC] No.43521257[source]▶
get a separate device for work ?
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2. pjerem ◴[30 Mar 25 06:31 UTC] No.43521857[source]▶
ask a separate device for work.
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3. wkat4242 ◴[30 Mar 25 09:40 UTC] No.43522797[source]▶
True, if you use it for work they should provide you one.

The problem is of course carrying two devices with you.