diff --git a/static/faq.html b/static/faq.html index cd90ae1e..8ee02dd2 100644 --- a/static/faq.html +++ b/static/faq.html @@ -365,16 +365,18 @@ code. This is used to detect when internet connectivity is lost on a network, which triggers fallback to other available networks if possible. These checks are designed to detect and handle captive portals which substitute the - expected empty 204 response with their own web page. These need use a very - common domain and URL in order to bypass whitelisting systems only permitting - access to common domains / URLs so a domain like grapheneos.org would likely - be inadequate. GrapheneOS leaves these set to the standard four URLs to blend - into the crowd of billions of other Android devices with and without Google - Mobile Services performing the same empty GET requests. For privacy reasons, - it isn't desirable to stand out from the crowd and changing these URLs or even - disabling the feature will likely reduce your privacy by giving your device a - more unique fingerprint. GrapheneOS aims to appear like any other common - mobile device on the network.

+ expected empty 204 response with their own web page.

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These need use a very common domain and URL in order to bypass whitelisting + systems only permitting access to common domains / URLs so a domain like + grapheneos.org would likely be inadequate. GrapheneOS leaves these set to the + standard four URLs to blend into the crowd of billions of other Android + devices with and without Google Mobile Services performing the same empty GET + requests. For privacy reasons, it isn't desirable to stand out from the crowd + and changing these URLs or even disabling the feature will likely reduce your + privacy by giving your device a more unique fingerprint. GrapheneOS aims to + appear like any other common mobile device on the network.

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