Software:Guardian Firewall

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Short description: Mobile application providing a virtual private network

Guardian Firewall is a VPN, firewall, and password manager for iOS, which also blocks data and location trackers.[1][2] Its network crypto suite is IPSec (Using IKEv2).[3] The service, which claims to collect no user information,[4] takes the form of an app which first became available in June 2019.[5]

The company behind the product is Sudo Security Group.[6] Its founder is Will Strafach, a security researcher,[7][8] and the COO is Chirayu Patel.[9]

Guardian Firewall was featured in the show Lockdown in 2020.[10] Later that same year, Guardian began to be offered as an add-on service to the Brave web browser.[11]

References

  1. ↑ Lacey, Elena (31 July 2019). "An iPhone App That Protects Your Privacy—For Real This Time". Wired. https://www.wired.com/story/guardian-firewall-ios-app/. Retrieved 21 September 2019. "The Guardian Firewall app runs in the background of an iOS device, and stymies data and location trackers while compiling a list of all the times your apps attempt to deploy them.". 
  2. ↑ Lily Hay Newman (July 31, 2019). "An iPhone App That Protects Your Privacy—For Real This Time". Wired. https://www.wired.com/story/guardian-firewall-ios-app/. Retrieved December 30, 2023. 
  3. ↑ Orr, Andrew (24 October 2018). "This VPN App Claims to Act as an iOS Firewall". The Mac Observer. https://www.macobserver.com/news/vpn-app-ios-firewall/. Retrieved 21 September 2019. "It uses IPSec as the network suite." 
  4. ↑ Sorrel, Charlie (18 June 2019). "Guardian Firewall is the first true privacy-protecting firewall for iOS". Cult of Mac. https://www.cultofmac.com/632256/guardian-firewall-ios/. Retrieved 21 September 2019. "The developer says that no information is collected about you." 
  5. ↑ Potuck, Michael (5 August 2019). "Guardian VPN privacy app for iOS now open to the public, including lite version". 9to5Mac. https://9to5mac.com/2019/08/05/guardian-firewall-vpn-ios-app/. Retrieved 21 September 2019. "After launching for a limited amount of users back in June, Guardian Firewall + VPN for iOS has now been made available to the public." 
  6. ↑ Fleishman, Glenn (3 March 2019). "This ingenious new iPhone app is a powerful way to foil data snoops". Fast Company. https://www.fastcompany.com/90275292/this-ingenious-new-iphone-app-is-a-powerful-way-to-foil-data-snoops. Retrieved 21 September 2019. "That led Strafach and his colleagues at Sudo Security Group aim to take practical action." 
  7. ↑ Hern, Alex; Wong, Julia Carrie (30 January 2019). "Apple cracks down on Facebook after it paid teens for access to their data". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2019/jan/30/facebook-paid-13-year-olds-for-access-to-all-their-internet-data. Retrieved 21 September 2019. "Will Strafach, the developer of Guardian Protect, an iOS firewall" 
  8. ↑ "Unfixable iOS Device Exploit Is the Latest Apple Security Upheaval". Wired. 27 September 2019. https://www.wired.com/story/ios-exploit-jailbreak-iphone-ipad/. Retrieved 11 October 2019. "Will Strafach, a longtime iOS jailbreaker and founder of the Guardian Firewall app". 
  9. ↑ Whittaker, Zack (24 October 2018). "A new 'smart firewall' iPhone app promises to put your privacy before profits". TechCrunch. https://techcrunch.com/2018/10/24/smart-firewall-guardian-iphone-app-privacy-before-profits/. Retrieved 21 September 2019. "chief operating officer Chirayu Patel" 
  10. ↑ "This tool reveals which of your favorite apps are sharing way too much data". 6 February 2020. https://www.fastcompany.com/90460410/this-tool-reveals-which-of-your-favorite-apps-are-sharing-way-too-much-data. 
  11. ↑ "Brave and Guardian Partner to Integrate Brave iOS Browser with Guardian Firewall + VPN". Brave (web browser). 27 July 2020. https://brave.com/blog/brave-and-guardian/. "The Firewall + VPN is built into the Brave iPhone and iPad browser app" 




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