Advanced Security MuzzMelbourne's Mobile Security Config

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Jan 26, 2024
Mobile brand
Apple
Mobile model
iPhone 15 Pro Max 256GB
Mobile operating system
iOS
Mobile OS version
iOS 17.3
Mobile system updates
Automatic updates
App store(s)
    • Apple App Store
App updates
Auto-update on any connection
Screen lock method
Password
Biometric security
    • Apple Face ID / Touch ID
Stolen Device Protection
Security and privacy apps
None
Firewall and VPN apps
Apple Private Relay
Apple Advanced Data Protection
Mobile browsers
Safari
Password and passkey manager
Apple Keychain
Phone & Caller ID
System
Messaging
iMessage, Signal, Session
Music & Podcasts
Apple
Photo & Video
Apple Photos, Apple Preview
Entertainment
YouTube
Note-taking
Apple Notes
Cloud storage
iCloud
Games
None
Two-factor authentication
2FAS Authenticator
File and photo backups
iCloud+(auto)
Subscriptions
    • Apple iCloud+ 50GB
Notable changes
Feedly RSS
DuckDuckGo Secure Email
2FAS Authenticato
Skiff Mail
Tuta Mail
Feedback preference

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Nice setup.
I use NextDns , Apple Keychain and Bitwarden as a bank for my security information, Kaspersky QR Scanner, Wipr and Private Relay for Safari.

I use ProtonVPN so they take care of DNS stuff and don’t log IP addresses. I refuse to use password managers or biometrics. I use a combination of several email addresses, @duck.com, @proton.me, @protonmail.com and @pm.me for diffferent areas of life(eg. financial, government, education etc) and passwords for each area all derived from one 12 character set. Easy, change an email suffix and the location of a symbol or capital letter here and there and away you go. Not brilliant but hey, it works pretty well… so far!

I use the native camera for QR scanning. I use iCloud Private Relay and any other security feature Apple throws my way with iCloud+. Safari uses DDG as the search engine and is completely shutdown with the exception of blocking some cookies. I had Wipr but find ProtonVPN with DDG search and Safari browser do a pretty good job of stripping out the rubbish. For basic subscriptions etc and dodgy sites I route a @gmail.com address through @duck.com and just monitor it, never use it. Plus I have two @icloud.com addresses for Apple stuff, 1 for ID and 1 for App store purchases and that’s all they get used for.

If people want me to look at their stuff on the net and it doesn’t get through this lot, I ignore it!

Total cost, 17 bucks Australian a month for Proton stuff and $1.49/mth for iCloud+ and worth every penny!

Hope this helps.

May 5, 2022.
Edit: Finally realised the error of my ways and now use Apple Keychain. Life is much easier!
 
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