Exactly. I won’t ever put that level of trust into any company to keep all the keys to my entire digital safe.
Password Safe on Android is good too. It doesn’t have Internet permission, and encrypted backups can be kept locally on air gapped storage, so the only person to blame if I were to ever get owned is myself.
https://iptvwire.com/best-iptv-services/
This site is a decent resource to find and compare providers. I’ve used BunnyStreams and PrivateIPTVAcess with no big complaints, but it’s best to just try out 4-5 over however many months to find one that’s stable in your location. Some offer free trials.
I’d also highly recommend using privacy.com to proxy payments through a customizable digital debit card. I’ve never had an issue with a provider over charging or selling the info I give them, but you never know with ‘illegal’ services like this. It’s just a good safety measure to have imo.
JFC… that’s dystopian. A rooted android with a custom rom (shoutout GrapheneOS) can disable the GPRS connection, then could rely on dns filtered, firewalled, and VPN’d WiFi networks to make calls and texts.
What’s shitty tho is the average person likely won’t even care and will accept spyware on their device as the new normal. That just makes me sad tbh.