Adds: XPrivacyLua to Mobile Apps

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**[Island]** | A sandbox environment, allowing you to clone selected apps and run them in an isolated box, preventing it from accessing your personal data, or device information
**[Exodus]** | Shows which trackers, each of your installed apps is using, so that you can better understand how your data is being collected. Uses data from the Exodus database of scanned APKs.
**[Bouncer]** | Gives you the ability to grant permissions temporarily, so that you could for example use the camera to take a profile picture, but when you close the given app, those permissions will be revoked
**[XPrivacyLua](https://github.com/M66B/XPrivacyLua/)** | Simple to use privacy manager for Android, that enables you to feed apps fake data when they request intimate permissions. Solves the problem caused by apps malfunctioning when you revoke permissions, and protects your real data by only sharing fake information. Enables you to hide call log, calendar, SMS messages, location, installed apps, photos, clipboard, network data plus more. And prevents access to camera, microphone, telemetry, GPS and other sensors
**[SuperFreezZ]** | Makes it possible to entirely freeze all background activities on a per-app basis. Intended purpose is to speed up your phone, and prolong battery life, but this app is also a great utility to stop certain apps from collecting data and tracking your actions while running in the background
**[Haven]** | Allows you to protect yourself, your personal space and your possessions- without compromising on security. Leveraging device sensors to monitor nearby space, Haven was developed by [The Guardian Project](https://guardianproject.info/), in partnership with [Edward Snowden](https://techcrunch.com/2017/12/24/edward-snowden-haven-app/)
**[XUMI Security]** | Checks for, and resolves known security vulnerabilities. Useful to ensure that certain apps, or device settings are not putting your security or privacy at risk
**[SuperFreezZ]** | Makes it possible to entirely freeze all background activities on a per-app basis. Intended purpose is to speed up your phone, and prolong battery life, but this app is also a great utility to stop certain apps from collecting data and tracking your actions while running in the background
**[Daedalus]** | No root required Android DNS modifier and hosts/DNSMasq resolver, works by creating a VPN tunnel to modify the DNS settings. Useful if you want to change your resolver to a more secure/ private provider, or use DNS over HTTPS
**[Secure Task]** | Triggers actions, when certain security conditions are met, such as multiple failed login attempts or monitor settings changed. It does require [Tasker], and needs to be set up with ADB, device does not need to be rooted
**[Cryptomator]** | Encrypts files and folders client-side, before uploading them to cloud storage (such as Google Drive, One Drive or Dropbox), meaning none of your personal documents leave your device in plain text
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**[ScreenWings](https://schiffer.tech/screenwings-mobile.html)** | Prevent background processes taking unauthorized screenshots, which could expose sensetive data
**[AFWall+](https://github.com/ukanth/afwall/)** | Android Firewall+ (AFWall+) is an advanced iptables editor (GUI) for rooted Android devices, which provides very fine-grained control over which Android apps are allowed to access the network
#### Other Notable Mentions
For more open source security & privacy apps, check out these publishers: [The Guardian Project], [The Tor Project], [Oasis Feng], [Marcel Bokhorst], [SECUSO Research Group] and [Simple Mobile Tools]- all of which are trusted developers or organisations, who've done amazing work.