DigiNews

Summary

PraveenTechWorld conducted a 72-hour packet capture of an idle Android phone, revealing extensive background telemetry to Google even when the device is idle. The dataset includes 72 hours of outbound packets, a per-service background harvest matrix, and a DeGoogle Freedom Score tool, and it provides a CSV with timestamps, endpoints, and payloads. The study demonstrates privacy risks and suggests mitigation paths, including using GrapheneOS or privacy-focused replacements and blocking telemetry at the network level.