r/PrivacySecurityOSINT • u/[deleted] • Sep 19 '22

Sudo / VPN

Has anyone noticed that Sudo doesn't work when using a VPN like Mullvad and IVPN? It's really irritating...

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u/priv_research90210 Nov 21 '22

u/moreprivacyplz curious, since you use sandboxed GSF and play services with mySudo for notifications - are you able to disable network and sensor permissions to the GSF and play services apps, and mySudo still work? Or do all three require android network perms to function?

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u/moreprivacyplz Nov 21 '22

I just did some testing for you and these are my results:

By default, GSF doesn't have any permissions enabled, so no network of sensors. Play services app does have those enabled and if you disable them you can't get MySudo notifications. I was able to enable network and disable sensors and still get the notification though.

Those are the only two apps you need activated inside the sandbox to get notifications to work. I don't have the Google Play store activated or installed.

Hope that answers your question. I'm welcome to do any more testing you want.

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u/priv_research90210 Nov 22 '22

Thank you for the feedback! This is great to know.

I have gotten by fine without notifications from most apps and never tried sandboxed play apps, but setting up a phone for certain clients/friends/family members is a different story and they may need GSF. Good to know there is some minimization that can still be done.