Android 17 will finally stop ISPs from seeing which websites and apps you visit
Android 17 rolls out Encrypted Client Hello, the first major mobile OS to broadly block ISP tracking of your browsing, alongside protections for home Wi-Fi privacy, fake certificates, and 2G scam attacks.
Android 17 will eliminate the privacy gap that allows Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and anyone monitoring connections to see which websites and apps users visit. Even with HTTPS encryption, network providers can still read the domain names being accessed during the TLS ClientHello handshake. Android 17 introduces four major security upgrades to address this issue.
These upgrades include Encrypted Client Hello, which scrambles domain name data, and Private DNS, which prevents ISPs from tracking browsing habits. Additionally, Android 17 incorporates three other privacy enhancements. This marks the first time a major mobile operating system has rolled out these privacy improvements on a widespread basis.
Android 17 builds upon OkHttp 5.5.0 and was developed in collaboration with Jigsaw. The update also introduces three further privacy upgrades, further closing significant privacy gaps in how smartphones connect to the internet. These enhancements collectively aim to improve user privacy on Android devices.
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