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Privacy Recommendations for a Young Teen
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this post was submitted on 29 Mar 2025
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If you're considering life360, you've already lost the privacy game.
There are different levels of privacy to consider.
Apps: limit number of apps or essential only. Many have built-in trackers for developer kickbacks. Even developers don't know the full extent of how the data is used.
Device settings: harden the phone by checking all the privacy settings. Install an ad/tracker blocking VPN app.
Evesdroppers: Your phone is a radio transmitter. Companies know this. Your mobile company may have privacy settings and track phones independently of any device settings or app. Also, bluetooth loggers are placed around high traffic areas, such as stores, to record precise location and movement. Disabling wifi, Bluetooth, or Mobile may be considered depending on level of privacy paranoia*.
There may be some privacy respecting tracking options (well, as a family anyway) over on the selfhosted lemmy community if you're ready to go down that rabbit hole.
•It's not paranoia if it's real.