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decreasing security for a... privacy(?) increase 🤔
We're not talking about privacy in that context here
We're trying to patch a leaking ipv6 which I gave my solution to.
Don't use it if you don't like it lmao
I suppose but my point was that rooting your device decreases security immensely via crippling the android security model.
That is true... but it's always about your threat model
Here, the ipv6 leaks are the priority