Computer Help and Support

If anybody is interested.

I was already using Duck Duck Go's local VPN even though it took me until today to realize that's what it was. I installed another program that had a local VPN this morning, but it turned out that VPN interfered with using Samsung Smart View to cast my exercise classes to my TV. So I turned that one off and that's when I realized that the Duck Duck Go one was a VPN that did not interfere with the casting.

I still kept the app that had the VPN though, because it enables you to selectively turn off all internet access for apps and several other useful things. It is called Netguard. I can't find out how to turn the VPN back off when it's enabled, so I guess I'm going to have to uninstall it and reinstall it.

I also got Glasswire, which I've had on my Windows computer for quite a while and did not realize it had an Android app. As soon as I installed it I was able to see all the apps that had accessed the internet recently and how much data they used. I didn't see anything suspicious.

I had one called Wi-FiAnalyzer that I just uninstalled because it insists on having location access, but I'm going to try to find something similar that shows all the Wi-Fi devices on your network. Or maybe just reinstall that one and use it occasionally and then turn location back off. I'd rather have one that doesn't require location permission at all.

So I'm sort of happy now. I'm never completely happy about security on my phone or computer.