Chirayu Desai
Chirayu Desai is the tech lead for CalyxOS and has been working on Android and open source software since 2012. He has worked on all things Android, right from the hardware level code to various apps. He holds a bachelor’s degree in computer engineering and works remotely from Ahmedabad, India.
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Your phone: useful tool and trusted companion, or sneaky spy spilling all the private details of your life? You decide! This presentation aims to shed light on the phone privacy threats that users face (like location tracking, insecure communications, and more) and how privacy-focused FOSS smartphone operating systems like CalyxOS can be the foundation of effective mitigation strategies to safeguard our mobile devices. This workshop will discuss the top threats to phone privacy and learn how CalyxOS’ “privacy-by-design” approach to digital security can help us better protect ourselves and our digital identities.