EngineerGaming

I wonder what happens if you deny the app internet access? The permission for it is separate from "nearby devices" or "location". Or use the firewall specifically for it?

Also yeah, the whole situation is messed up, never thought headphones could require an app :/

Even if you're not blocking all the external trackers, not giving the engagement and data on Facebook's sites themselves still matters.

Personally I think he is imaginary. But he is real for Calvin, so this question doesn't even matter.

Yeah, I get it (barring the fact that literal Facebook is not even accessible from my IP lol). But whether this is useful, depends on who the attacker is. If we're talking about, say, a data broker - yeah. But would Jake from accounting have such "IP-account" logs?

Good luck, my IP consistently points to an entirely another city.

I don't think they would at least because the share of people who can use it is not that large. Where I am, only one carrier out of the big four has it, and only Samsung phones support it (Google as well, but they're not officially sold so not quite as popular).

A blurred house in a row of unblurred ones would attract more attention.

Yeah, true - I have this installed but inactive for emergencies. It cannot, however, deliver messages when the recipient is offline, and I don't know how much it drains the battery if left on. So not sure I'd use it as a daily messenger.

I would also prefer a server in a jurisdiction that I choose as suitable for my needs. Or, better, a mini-computer on my balcony.

Not to mention the SMS bills

I am more worried about how this would be enforced. I've heard that China forces the major mobile games to scan the user's face once in a while, which would be horrifying in a similar scenario, especially applied to everything, not just games.

Having social media not be soft-required for school would be awesome though. I hated having to be on VKontakte as a kid and hate having to be on Telegram now.

Yes, I understand the limitations of GPG. I myself mostly use OMEMO which does have PFS. However, there isn't really an email encryption scheme that is as widely adopted (and even this is not saying much).