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[Android Apps and Games] eksasol:
I've used this on my stock Motorola Triumph and multiple Android Honeycomb tablets without any issues.

Am I right to assume this is not an open source app?

Also I'm very eager to know anyone who have an HTC phone, can LBE detect and block connections for "HTCLoggers.apk": http://www.androidpolice.com/2011/1...e-numbers-gps-sms-emails-addresses-much-more/ and what the connections that it wants to access?
[Android Apps and Games] drive2droad:
I would like to report that LBE doesn't work anymore with CM7 nightlies (Android 2.3.7) or MIUI 1.9.30 (android 2.3.5) at all . it says unable to start service no matter how many times you try .
[Android Apps and Games] surveysays:
yea ive been having that issue. CM7 125 (2.3.7) on my nexus s 4g
[Android Apps and Games] andreasy:
I've been monitoring reports and market feedback the last few days and it is not specific to CM7. It must have been a total failure since an update and later.

I realize that this app has been abandoned by the developper and that's a pity because it's the only one I found that can work at that level.

If you have a quick look gere, you'll see that the last response from the dev was on 26th May and that was only on the 1st page and there has never been any reply ever after. That means that we are talking to ourselves here.
[Android Apps and Games] icke:
This issue is also mentioned by miui users AND i've also read somewhere that this could be kernel related. Stock kernel....not custom kernels.

For example: in typhoons HD2 rom CM7_v3.6.4 it was working fine, then in CM7_v3.6.5 it stops working. Since CM7_v3.6.4 I compared every changes and tried to bind it into CM7_v3.6.4 with no result.:(
[Android Apps and Games] themadproducer:
Yeah that makes sense. Dang. With my HD2 running Typhoon rom 3.6.4 (latest is 3.6.8) it works perfectly and that with the newest Tytung Kernel r12v4. So I am holding back from updating for a little while in case someone can reslove LBE.
[Android Apps and Games] rogier666:
Last update was July 10, 2011. Just 'cos the dev isn't talking about it on this forum (which, from the devs POV is in a foreign language) doesn't mean the app is abandoned
[Android Apps and Games] PartyVirginX10:
I feel soo insecure after using lbe, hope it gets fixed.

If not I might as well go back to old nightly.
[Android Apps and Games] themadproducer:
Here is an alternative built into the CM7 nightlies that I use. Not bad. It's permission management. Not as slick and informative, but we could get away with just this....

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=18127259&postcount=18633
[Android Apps and Games] beginner:
other options

I had same troubles with lbe (after upgrade Gingerbread) and finally found in the market an application that could be a good option. It works in other way but I think can cover my demands.

Permissions
[Android Apps and Games] ukanth:
Would you mind sharing the market link for that app, "permissions"
[Android Apps and Games] sarahlegs:
The person who linked the Swype article above was on the right track.

LBE Privacy guard avoids the Force Closes and broken application functionality of the useless built-in CM permission blocker because it largely sends fake data to those applications instead of denying the data altogether, which avoids having those applications get upset. For example, Facebook intentionally breaks its app if it does not receive your private data when it asks for it. If you send it fake data, it hums along fine.

Personally, I think free apps that are not open source are usually horribly invasive to my privacy, and should pay me fair market value for my personal data, or charge for use of their service.

There was a commit sometime after September 1 2011 in the base CM code that broke LBE Privacy guard. I suspect this has less to do with Steve & co cowtowing to the Swype corporate greed than to their own monetization of things like ROM Manager, which makes money taking your data. The reason the error also shows up in MIUI is because MIUI is based largely on "borrowed" CM code, as are most non-broken AOSP android distributions.

For you Evo 4G owners, the last nightly that still works flawlessly with LBE Privacy Guard is 180 (before the buildbot shut down), which you can get here.

I am running CM 180, because I like what LBE Privacy Guard does for me and the CM permissions manager breaks things. If I could code an open source version, I would. I hope someone does. It's pretty clear the original author has abandoned this very innovative and user-empowering app.
[Android Apps and Games] BlackPit666:
the tweet is from may, i hope/think it doesnt correlate with each other :)
[Android Apps and Games] Izzysoft:
That was in July. People sent mails in August and September, still waiting for an answer -- which must have different causes. I know it takes them some time to answer, but usually not that much. A life-sign would be highly appreciated.
[Android Apps and Games] :
While waiting for the devs to (hopefully) fix the issue... do you guys have found any good alternative to LBE?
[Android Apps and Games] n0j0e:
Droidwall, not the same but ok:

https://market.android.com/details?id=com.googlecode.droidwall.free
[Android Apps and Games] NicholasQ:
Are you saying Rom Manager uses and sells our data?
[Android Apps and Games] themadproducer:
I may have mentioned this already, but my Rom (signature below) features permissions blocking very similar to LBE though I have not tested it. The feature needs to first be ENABLE in CM Settings, then you have to go into Application Management and go click on each app one at a time (unfortunately) and each one will display a heading named PERMISSIONS...and under this, there will be one or more said permission (eg Internet Access, Access contacts etc) Quite unintuitive, but if you CLICK on one of these items, they will magically turn into STROKED OUT text indicating that particular permission is denied.

Draw backs....probably certain apps may crash or complain when DENIED certain access because I doubt that they will be provided SPOOF responses the way LBE does. Also, there is no notification system and it takes longer.

LBE's notification helps when you THINK you covered it all...but you MISSED something. Not to mention...it provides statistical info to help determine if an app is just too dang snoopy!!!

For now, I am staying with my Typhoon Rom v3.6.4 and not upgrading because it works great and LBE still functions. It was the next series of nightlies that broke LBE.
[Android Apps and Games] NicholasQ:
In my own opinion, I don't know if I see LBE or any similar apps surviving much longer. Too much money will probably be lost for companies if people were giving the power to block all of their private data at will. This seems like the ultimate feature for phones. Let's say that another app comes along that is better than LBE and gets very popular. App companies will take notice and probably implement a feature in their apps that if private data requests keep coming back false or whatever then it will intentionally break the app. We can keep fighting this privacy war but do you think we will ever have a solid defense against it?
[Android Apps and Games] PartyVirginX10:
Yeh

End capitalism.
[Android Apps and Games] NicholasQ:
Lol. 10chars
[Android Apps and Games] sarahlegs:
What you are describing is base functionality of CyanogenMod 7, and if someone is pretending they created it by renaming a CM nightly and calling it "their ROM," without providing proper citations to the CM development team, that is shady.

The functionality you describe itself is not useful in practice for most people because it breaks many applications, as I described above. LBE is completely different than the base CM permissions blocker because it intercepts and sends fake data, which provides increased anonymity, notice of potential privacy-invading behavior, and doesn't break applications.

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Sure he does, why wouldn't he? That's what most "free" android/iPhone apps you download are doing. That's why they don't charge you for the free download -- they make more money from your data.

I don't believe koush collects personally identifiable information such as IMEI in the free app and I know the team is a privacy-conscious bunch, but you are actually not allowed to block ROM Manager permissions in Cyanogenmod permission blocker (really, go ahead and try it), so I'm not sure what info is being sent.

Here's a snapshot of the buyers and sellers of your data making money off you and me right now:

I'm not anti-capitalist or anti-marketing even, I just am for increased consumer privacy rights and enforcement, and fair market value being given to people for the use of their data.

LBE is an example of an app that empowers the consumer, too bad it looks to be all but abandoned now.
[Android Apps and Games] NicholasQ:
But I have the paid version of Rom Manager. That would be kind of shady if he's doing it in the paid version. Might have to uninstall that app and just use it when I need it then.
[Android Apps and Games] Kurupt1:
I want to use it but it seems too good to be legit. :(
[Android Apps and Games] sarahlegs:
Koush is not a bad guy, and I don't mean to suggest he's doing something nefarious. In fact, his ROM Manager app is probably one of the least invasive out there, and CyanogenMod is a wonderful triumph of open source engineering. All free apps, unless they are freeware made out of generosity, are trying to make money selling your data / selling you ads / selling you paid versions of their software. It's wise to be cautious, but one can't be paranoid and still participate in the world of interconnected devices.

The fact is your data is not private unless you are off the grid completely, and few want to live like that.

Still, LBE was a ray of light giving users the power in a crowded mess. I hope it gets revived.
[Android Apps and Games] ukanth:
Found some alternate for LBE Privacy Guard on some security forums. It's only available for Nexus S and Nexus One.

I can't be able to verify, but seems good ( be aware in case )

http://www.whispersys.com/whispercore.html

Permission Management

http://www.whispersys.com/permissions.html
[Android Apps and Games] themadproducer:
No offense there sarahlegs, but to clarify....I don't think you read what I wrote properly at all. We're both saying the exact same thing....(yet your phrasing implies that we are in disagreement?) And the part were you say..."if someone is pretending...". Not sure where that is coming from. Nobody is pretending anything. I use a Rom named Typhoon, which is simply a cooked and mildy modified version of the CM7 nightlies with all credits in place. The Permission being standard is something I did not want to assume but I guess it is. Cheers
[Android Apps and Games] :
Already using it. I actually meant a permission manager alternative to LBE :)

Regarding whispercore, I saw it in the past, but I don't think it will work on HTC HD2.

Let's see...
[Android Apps and Games] n0j0e:
I know, i know. But there is no real alternative like LBE i think! :(

Still waitin..
[Android Apps and Games] matthew.fiore:
great

I love this app.

Have been using it for a few weeks now.
[Android Apps and Games] :
BTW. In the lbesec webpage, devs are linked in a social network... they are active, we can try to reach them through that site (somebody knows chinese?)

Check it out with google translate.
[Android Apps and Games] WhosJose:
LBE isn't starting for me at all. I've tried to uninstall/reinstall clean cache and even performed a flash of rom and kernel.

I'm on the Nexus S4G running miui 1.9.30 and kernel matr1x

Can anyone tell me why or how I can get this working?
[Android Apps and Games] Kraize:
Have you even read this thread at all? LBE does not work anymore on CM7 and CM7 based roms (aka. MIUI)
[Android Apps and Games] WhosJose:
Sorry just not all the way. Thank you!
[Android Apps and Games] themadproducer:
Well actually it does...up to a certain update version of CM7. (I think for me it's Bravo base 183)
[Android Apps and Games] Litderose:
And for MIUI roms, the last version where LBE is working is 1.9.16 (dev branch).

Since 1.9.23, LBE doesn't work.

So I revert to 1.9.16 because I want LBE !
[Android Apps and Games] sarahlegs:
No offense meant to you, just the supposed ROM "cook." Here's what I see in the top post of this CM7 kang called Typhoon whatever: someone taking credit for features he did not create, asking for donations for his "work," and providing ZERO credit to any of the actual developers who code Cyanogenmod. He is at best an opportunistic wannabe attempting to profit from a free product coded by a global team of over 40 real developers, at worst in legal violation of the GPL. I can tolerate kangers, but kangers with donate buttons that give zero credit and claim code that they didn't write as their own is not cool.
[Android Apps and Games] Kurupt1:
Any way you can grab it

Nvm saw the rest of your post
[Android Apps and Games] Kurupt1:
Yuo its in chinese hope somebody can port it!
[Android Apps and Games] MrPib:
Here's the translated change history. Might want to take note of #9!

From http://www.lbesec.com/?cat=3

[2011-10-10] LBE privacy guard upgrade security guru, all-round protection for your phone

Privacy Guard officially upgraded to a security guru, to provide you with a more comprehensive security services!

v2.0 update:.

0 new UI, friendly appearance

1. Increase the communication firewall features: support for unique smart interception algorithm block spam messages, while black and white lists of telephone-based connection technology and the night quiet mode.

(2) increase the traffic monitoring function: Now you can learn more precise usage of Internet traffic, while the network firewall (need ROOT privileges) to support distinguished 3G/wifi.

3 to move the software to increase functionality, more software will be a key move to SD card or phone memory (ROOT user support for a key move)

4. Increase the volume unloading function, a key uninstall multiple applications (ROOT users)

5 increase the power optimization feature: You can clearly see the most power-hungry hardware and software and can make the corresponding measures, such as lowering the screen brightness and turn off the wireless network.

6. Increase the task management function, a key to optimize memory

7 to increase garbage function, a key to clear the cache

8 increased acceleration power, easy to optimize the boot time (ROOT users)

9. Fixed active defense can not start new CM7 kernel problems

10. Fixed sometimes on some machines the problem can not start service

11. Optimizes memory usage back

12. Optimizes the power back

13. Optimizes the active defense technology, increased compatibility.

Update: Runs on my D2 running CM7 2.3.7, but is in Chinese!
[Android Apps and Games] Kurupt1:
Yeeee now we need some engrish
[Android Apps and Games] mrsimes:
Radical change to the GUI!

Not sure I like it...

After realising it was all in Chinese I couldn't exit the app. Had to kill it.
[Android Apps and Games] PartyVirginX10:
Been using "permissions" past few weeks, wish it had request window popup.

Lbe 2.0 has weird permission requests, or are they same as on 1.2?
[Android Apps and Games] jameztcc:
just updated to cm7 nightly217 and lbe2, seemed compatible. ...getting used to the chinese interface though.
[Android Apps and Games] SHADOW-XIII:
just wait for update on the market, it will come out eventually, if you install version 2 from their website you can notice it is same link to market.

Apparently LBE Privacy Guard will not only be revoking permissions anymore but monitor power/data usage, etc. Looks interesting.

I already mailed them (hope they read english ^_^) asking to speed up update of LBE because new CyanogenMod is out and to be honest LBE is probably mostly used by those with more-in-depth knowledge about their phones which falls close to CyanogenMod users.
[Android Apps and Games] ukanth:
+1, I'll wait for Market update with English. Just noticed that It's now asking too many permissions :)
[Android Apps and Games] aaargh777:
Yes, and droidwall directly shows connect attempt, which i never had before with old version,..
[Android Apps and Games] sarahlegs:
This is awesome, thank you for the post and translation. I would bet that #9 there is a fix for the CM7 kernel incompatibility. Very happy if so.

I wish this code was open source so we could see what LBE is doing with our data, but it's not.

Either way, we should encourage the developers to release an English translation soon.

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Some odd Google translation of the developer's personal blog in which he mentions "2.3.5 CM and MIUI" at least once. Interesting to read at least.

I confess that there is enough development here that I begin to wonder how this product makes money, and/or how it is funded. This can't be simple code to write, and it does not appear there is a paid version...
[Android Apps and Games] mrbock:
I have installed the 2.xx version in chinese and after taking a look at all the permissions, which are a huge lot, I decided to uninstall. As I did that, the telephone softbootet and when back up, it seemed to be in a state similar to "airplane mode", only with an X instead of the little plane.

I tried to reactivate the data connection, switched to 3g and back to 2g to no avail. In the end I had to reboot the phone and then the app was gone and my connection mode is back to normal.

As information, I have cyanogenmod nightly 144 on the phone at the moment.

I would go to the previous working english version of lbe, but I failed to do a backup of it :(. So basically I am going to wait until the market version, in english, gets updated, and will definitely put the app under scrutiny.

mrbock
[Android Apps and Games] Looki75:
I installed V2.0 Chinese too, but I did not notice any GSM issue... difficult to say however when you don't understand the language! :)

Let's wait and see English V2.0!
[Android Apps and Games] mrbock:
Yep, I think that is the best decision...
[Android Apps and Games] ukanth:
I Quickly translated Latest Version 2.0 to English for people who can't wait for market update. After playing around with the new version, the product looks cool ( it has lot of permissions, but each justifies the features it has)

Please note, it crashes on some functionalities, but the main functionality is working fine and it's not 100% perfect translation. Atleast you can understand instead of Chinese chars.

Download it here
[Android Apps and Games] BlackPit666:
very nice, thanks for that :)

will you overwork and improve it for the correct translations and no more fcs?

anybody found the setting to have only 5 oder 10 seconds countdown when an app tries to get some infos?
[Android Apps and Games] Litderose:
BIG THANKS !!!

I try immediatly !
[Android Apps and Games] imakdevries:
Too bad it gave me continues reboots. I was lucky to deinstall it between reboot otherwise I would be in trouble. But thanks for the effort.
[Android Apps and Games] jameztcc:
How do you translate it? I could read chinese and could help out a little.
[Android Apps and Games] themadproducer:
OK...using Notepad++, CAREFULLY change the Chinese parts to English.

Either way, let me know if you want to help ASAP...so we don't waste each others efforts.
[Android Apps and Games] NicholasQ:
Man, I really hope you guys can translate this. A lot of people are making this app to seem like it really is that good. I want to try it.
[Android Apps and Games] jameztcc:
I could do it this weekend coz am in a hitbsecconf this week.

By the way, what cause the instability? My lbe2 chinese edition is pretty stable here in CM7 217 nightly.
[Android Apps and Games] :
I just installed the english version, but it seems like Lbe 2 doesn't "see" all permissions an app requests and therefore isn't able to block all of them.

Example:

Lbe1 lists a lot more permissions for Google maps than Lbe2 does. Can anybody comment on that?
[Android Apps and Games] Looki75:
LBE in English!

Hello guys!

I further worked on the translation of v2.0.1298.

I think I've reached a pretty neat result.

I don't see any major issue with the translations now.

There are still some app glitches due to (I think) the fact that we are missing some libs to properly decompile/recompile.

Glitches:

* the bottom line of the main screen should not show the "selection buttons" on the left of the umbrella and on the left of the phones icon

* when you click the top left quadrant and then click the center bottom-menu button, you get a FC. You can still manage internet access through settings/App management/Rights

* when you try to modify a right permission, you click on the app and/or permission log and then a menu should appear with "Allow" "Ask" "Reject". However, in my version just 3 buttons appear without icon nor text. But it is still working

These are not major glitches, everything is still working OK.

Also, I modified the splash screen image:

* App name in English

* Proper encoding colors to prevent color bands on the HD2

Please report any further issue if any.

Cheers!

PS: I sent an e-mail to LBE team with all my source files. I hope this can help them release the English version faster than the initially planned "end of the month".
[Android Apps and Games] Litderose:
Another version to try !

Thanks a lot Looki!
[Android Apps and Games] :
Nicely done, looki. The first version was understandable - your translation is nice!

This Versions finds and is able to restrict more permissions, yet not all of them like Lbe 1.x

Where did you find the "end of the month" statement?
[Android Apps and Games] Looki75:
Sorry, I don't know what you are referring to...???
[Android Apps and Games] :
-> PS: I sent an e-mail to LBE team with all my source files. I hope this can help them release the English version faster than the initially planned "end of the month".
[Android Apps and Games] Looki75:
Ah, ok... well this was yesterday.

Yesterday I wrote an e-mail to LBE team, asking if/when they plan to release an English version. Their answer was:

Then I decided to work on the translation by myself.

Today, I sent them my source files, and they also answered immediately:

So LBE team is very reactive to any e-mail!

I think they will provide a great support - so as they said - wait and see! :)

Meanwhile, I will use my version ;)
[Android Apps and Games] chrootz:
Hey guys, I received the LBE team email today and They said we will get update LBE with CM7 compatible support end of this month! Woo

Here the email from LBE.
[Android Apps and Games] :
I received the following email, similar to yours:

"We are going to update this month end, it will fix compatible issues on CM7.x based roms ,thank you for your support!"

a few weeks and we should have again LBE on our HD2! :D
[Android Apps and Games] sarahlegs:
Congratulations, you are someone that has contributed to others in a big way, both in doing the work, and sharing it with the original developer to get them motivated to build a feature-complete version for we English-speakers. GOOD JOB!!!

++Thanks
[Android Apps and Games] BlackPit666:
"We are going to update this month end, it will fix compatible issues on CM7.x based roms ,thank you for your support!"

exactly the same answer here ;)
[Android Apps and Games] niteh@wk:
Awesome Looki! Thanks for a great job translating the app! I stopped update MIUI since lbe1 stopped working at version 1.9.23.. Now I can update to the latest MIUI. One bug (other than those you listed) I found: main UI FCs when the phone is connected to the PC and is in USB Storage mode. Pretty sure this is the app's bug that LBE needs to address.
[Android Apps and Games] ukanth:
I've been observing LBE V2.0 for sometime, They have changed the firewall settings similar to DroidWall i.e, changes you do in LBE will overwrite iptables configurations. So can not prevent LBE from connecting to internet.

This is just an information and not to criticize LBE.
[Android Apps and Games] upichie:
Can you expand on this? Sounds bad.
[Android Apps and Games] Kurupt1:
+1