submitted 3 months ago by countrypunk@slrpnk.net to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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As per my previous post regarding Instagram, it was suggested to me to add it to a separate profile on grapheneOS. I have a couple of questions about it:

1.) Does the VPN on my main profile apply to my secondary profile

2.) Do I even need a VPN on my second profile if the only thing on it is Instagram and most permissions are off

3.) Is there a way to transfer selected images/files to the secondary profile

Any other tips for limiting Instagram's tracking are welcome as well. EXCEPT for "Instagram bad get rid of it." I am already aware of that.

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[-] Certainly_No_Brit@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

If you mean the work profile:

The VPN does not apply to the work profile, i think the app that creates it needs to define a proxy or VPN, otherwise it's a direct connection.
I think you can't easily set up a VPN in the work profile, but I never tried it. If you used Instagram with a VPN up until this point, it might be good to continue using it. If you didn't, don't start now if you will stop using Instagram soon anyway.
You can "mount"/give permission to read specific folders of the main or work profile on the other one. It's read-only. For example WhatsApp has an option to switch the image selection to the main profile when sending an image.

[-] loganb@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

You are correct, a VPN connection does not bridge to another profile. You can install a VPN in said work profile. The always-on VPN settings in grapheneos have the work icon to indicate what VPN is in your work profile.

[-] countrypunk@slrpnk.net 3 points 3 months ago

Interestingly enough I tried whatismyip on both my main and secondary profile and they both showed the same IP and location

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