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Fauxx is an open-source Android privacy tool that poisons data broker and ad-tech profiles by generating continuous, plausible, off-demographic synthetic activity from your device. The goal is simple: make your real behavioral signal statistically indistinguishable from noise.

https://github.com/digital-grease/fauxx

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[-] BehavioralClam@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Any ELI5 on how to run this for someone that is a zero on Android code?

Edit: nvm found the app on F-droid and it just installed and now running it

[-] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

It's on fdroid

edit: oh you just edited it

this post was submitted on 16 May 2026

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