Timeline for Why is it possible for all programs / apps to see all network traffic?
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| Jun 5, 2020 at 23:07 | vote | accept | networktraffichuy | ||
| Jun 5, 2020 at 22:45 | comment | added | networktraffichuy | Since I am not root on Android, how can a VPN work? Shouldn't the app have root priviliege before it can monitor my network card? | |
| Jun 5, 2020 at 22:41 | comment | added | Steffen Ullrich | "Do they monitor everything that goes through your network adapter?" - correct. And they have the permission to do this. Similar to how programs with special permissions can access all files on the system while normal programs can't. | |
| Jun 5, 2020 at 22:41 | answer | added | multithr3at3d | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jun 5, 2020 at 22:40 | comment | added | networktraffichuy | My question remains the same, how can these designated programs do it? Do they monitor everything that goes through your network adapter? | |
| Jun 5, 2020 at 22:38 | comment | added | Steffen Ullrich | "Why do all programs have the ability to see all network traffic?" - they don't. Designated programs with special permissions have the ability, but not all programs. | |
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| Jun 5, 2020 at 22:32 | history | asked | networktraffichuy | CC BY-SA 4.0 |