We analyzed 450 apps and found location trackers in every one

• tracker-control-android

  113 1,800 6.4 Java

  TrackerControl Android: monitor and control trackers and ads.

  

LineageOS is Android. The usual Google Play store is available on it (after installation of gapps). Apparently Privacy Guard is gone in the latest LineageOS. If you're on Android, give this a try: https://github.com/OxfordHCC/tracker-control-android

• xoth_location_tracker_investigation

  1 44 0.0

  Investigation Xoth: Location Trackers

  

https://github.com/expressvpn/xoth_location_tracker_investig...

• WorkOS

  workos.com sponsored

  The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.

  

• Telegram-FOSS

  39 2,637 7.5 Java

  Unofficial, FOSS-friendly fork of the original Telegram client for Android

  

As always, I would recommend to use an AOSP build without google service integration (like LineageOS builds).

I'd also recommend to use AppWarden [1] and the Exodus project [2] to verify for yourself what your Apps do behind the scenes.

Regarding an App masquerading as Telegram: Use the Telegram FOSS fork [3] which disables Firebase's trackers.

[1] https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AppWarden

[2] https://exodus-privacy.eu.org/en/

[3] https://github.com/Telegram-FOSS-Team/Telegram-FOSS

• Netguard

  136 40 6.6 Java

  Discontinued A simple way to block access to the internet per app

'NetGuard'[1] is also great tool to control/log network requests of apps, but uses VPN since it functions without root.

[1]https://github.com/M66B/NetGuard

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