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Your Phone Is a Firewall Blind Spot — Here's Why
Episode 4635
Published 5 days, 20 hours ago
Description
You'll fire up a VPN on airport Wi-Fi, but did you ever ask what ports your phone has open? Android has the kernel machinery for a firewall but hides it from you — and on cellular, the carrier's NAT isn't the bulletproof shield it seems. We break down ADB exposure, carrier-grade NAT, IPv6's shifting threat model, and why the firewall tools that do exist force you to choose between rooting your phone and losing your VPN.