Vulnerabilities in Sogou Keyboard encryption expose keypresses to network eavesdropping.

  • Xavier
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    1 year ago

    Hmm…

    I use AnySoftKeyboard instead of the default android keyboard or the Samsung keyboard just to preemptively avoid these kind of “issues” creeping up in the future.

    Should I still be worried?

    Is there a way to sandbox or scope the software keyboards to never see the network (wired ethernet, Wi-Fi, LTE, 5G or otherwise) on stock Android 13 ?

    Other than:

    Settings > Connections > Data Usage >

    Allowed networks for apps > {app} > Wi-Fi only (and not use Wi-Fi) or Mobile data only (and not use Mobile data)

    and

    Mobile data usage > {app} > Allow background data usage > Disabled

    Moreover, there is no “Network Permissions” setting option from what I can see even within Permission manager > Additional permissions.

      • Aiʞawa@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        1 year ago

        Alternatively, there’s TrackerControl that does the same thing, but also let you block specific trackers in an app while letting it connect to the net (it’s a paid option for Netguard, if I’m not mistaken).