I'll admit I'm getting a little tinfoil hat, but I want to be able to get an Android device (likely a Nexus with AOSP/Cyanogen) that I can install a couple closed source apps on that won't be able to see anything outside of what I choose. Obviously I'll be installing them via APK (legit APK's not pirated apps in any sense) without any GPlay services installed. I know it might not be possible according to my searches, but I can't find anything on whether it's redundant or not.
Basically my concern is I can't know if a closed source app won't be able to look at anything else I do. Similar with GPlay itself.
Edit: I thought about multiboot and encryption, but multiboot doesn't seem to support encryption.
Edit edit: Seems multiboot now does encryption to an extent, so I'll look in to this.
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[–] ThisIsntMe123 [S] ago
Right, but my concern is the internet access thing. Again, tinfoil hatting, but if an app has access to the web, and someone wants to target what I'm doing specifically, they can in theory use the app as a backdoor.
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[–] ThisIsntMe123 [S] ago
It can happen with open source, but not as easy given the nature of open source imho. If they only take edits from people that are trusted, and vet all the code changes through a few people, it should be ok.