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Privacy has become a very important issue in modern society, with companies and governments constantly abusing their power, more and more people are waking up to the importance of digital privacy.

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Is there a way to guarantee a mobile device or tablet can only access my own services and block all other traffic? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 week ago by ComradeMiao@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/21884908

Is this possible on any modern day phone or tablet? Selfhosting as made me very privacy-consciouss and am concerned about my iphone.

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[–] cyberpunk007@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 week ago

Yes, you need a firewall. Deny traffic to the internet, permit to your self hosted resources. If you intent to take this phone out of the house, you can configure always on VPN with tasker and wire guard.