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		yndoendo on Aug 10, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: OpenSnitch is a GNU/Linux interactive application ... I thought parts of the Android OS can by-pass the VPN so the firewall becomes ineffective against blocking Google, OEMs, and others that have root. Wouldn't the VPN API being used as a firewall also prevent one to use a VPN client at the same time?

khimaros on Aug 11, 2024 [–]

for the latter, Rethink can be configured to work with eg. a wireguard VPN because it has a built-in wireguard client.

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