Paranoid's Pal - Privacy Lock vs PilferShush Jammer
Side-by-side comparison of two open source alternatives
Paranoid's Pal - Privacy Lock
These days, maintaining privacy on our devices has become increasingly challenging. With so much of our personal information stored on our phones, it’s essential to ensure it stays protected, whether from accidental access or malicious intent. Imagine situations where someone unlocks your phone while you're unaware or a scammer forces access. These scenarios are all too real in today's world. That’s why I developed Paranoid's Pal - Privacy Lock It’s designed to offer an extra layer of security on top of Android’s built-in features. Here’s what makes Paranoid's Pal stand out: * Instant Lock with Shake: In urgent situations, just shake your phone, and it locks immediately, ensuring quick protection when you need it. * Automatic Screen Lock: Your phone locks automatically once the screen turns off, ensuring it's secure even when you're not actively using it. Features: * Quick Tile Settings. Quick Settings are tiles displayed in the Quick Settings panel, representing actions, that users can tap to quickly complete instant lock. * Shortcuts. Helps your quickly start common or recommended tasks within your app. * Modern UI. Enjoy a visually appealing and modern interface, following the principles of the Material You design. * Works offline and respects your privacy. Paranoid's Pal operates independently without needing an internet connection or online account registration. Your confidential data always remains on your device. Neither the developers nor any third parties can access your information. * Adopted for Android 12 SplashScreen, Edge to Edge, Predictive Back navigation, enhancing modern Android UI experience.
PilferShush Jammer
Features a passive jammer technique that engages the microphone thereby blocking other apps from using it. But does NOT listen to or record any of the audio from the microphone. It uses 0% CPU and no noticeable battery use. However is not intended to be left on permanently due to the variety of triggers that can cause audio_focus_state changes (VOIP etc). Also features an active jammer that emits tones constrained to the NUHF range of 18 kHz to 24 kHz range. User determined carrier frequency and drift limits with rate for random tone emissions depending on the device capabilities. For instance 20000 Hz carrier, drift limit 1000 Hz and rate slow - will output random frequency between 19 kHz and 21 kHz approximately every second. Audible artifacts are present during the NUHF tones but this may be changed in a future release. Experimental white noise output may not be very effective at blocking and is a somewhat annoying sound. The device speaker output may not have enough amplitude to block unwanted NUHF signals - testing will determine. * Manual start * Notification post when running * Auto stop and restart when telephony interrupts * Currently relies on audio_focus_state changes for auto-switching * Active jammer
| Feature | Paranoid's Pal - Privacy Lock | PilferShush Jammer |
|---|---|---|
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later | Apache-2.0 |
| Install sources | F-DroidGitHubIzzyOnDroid | F-Droid |
| Categories | Password ManagerProductivity | Password ManagerProductivity |
| Features | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking | Ad-FreeOpen SourceNo Tracking |
| Platforms | Android | Android |
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