From 7228d6ade3124f81330e23074ee45d067692c922 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Daniel Micay
Date: Mon, 2 Mar 2020 05:38:23 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] add network monitoring section
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static/faq.html | 15 +++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+)
diff --git a/static/faq.html b/static/faq.html
index 9fc75f18..f50e420f 100644
--- a/static/faq.html
+++ b/static/faq.html
@@ -75,6 +75,8 @@
Does DNS-over-TLS (Private DNS) hide
which sites are visited, etc.?
What kind of VPN and Tor support is available?
+ Can apps monitor network connections or
+ statistics?
@@ -471,6 +473,19 @@
VPN implementations, there's also an additional "Block connections without VPN" toggle
which is needed to prevent leaks when the app's VPN service isn't running.
+
+
+ Apps cannot monitor network connections unless they're made into the active VPN
+ service by the user. Apps cannot normally access network stats and cannot directly
+ request access to them. However, app-based stats can be explicitly granted by users as
+ part of access to app usage stats in Settings ➔ Apps & notifications ➔ Special app
+ access ➔ Usage access.
+
+ This was previously part of the GrapheneOS privacy improvements, but became a
+ standard Android feature with Android 10.
+