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		arsome on Jan 13, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Right to root access There are indeed software firewalls on Android that use the VPN functionality to implement something like this so they don't even require root, I believe Glasswire offers one.

MrDrMcCoy on Jan 14, 2025 [–]

If I have to choose between a firewall and a VPN, I'm choosing the VPN. I should not be forced to make sacrifices like this, nor should anyone else.

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