Privacy Policy

Ghost Trap Cybernetics — Android app · Last updated 2026-07-29

The short version: this app does not collect, store, transmit, or share any data, anywhere, ever. It has no analytics, no crash reporting service, no advertising, no account or sign-in, and no INTERNET permission at all — it is architecturally incapable of sending anything off your device, not merely configured not to.

What this app does

Ghost Trap Cybernetics scans your own device for security-relevant settings and installed-app permissions — for example, whether a screen lock is set, whether USB debugging is enabled, or whether an installed app has been granted the ability to draw over other apps. Every check runs entirely on your device using Android's own standard APIs (PackageManager, Settings, AccessibilityManager, and similar).

What data this app accesses

To run its checks, this app reads (but never stores persistently beyond the current scan, and never transmits):

The list of apps installed on your device and their installer source, to identify apps that weren't installed from a known app store.
Which apps currently hold certain permissions (overlay/"draw over other apps", notification listener access, an enabled Accessibility Service), to flag ones worth a second look.
Device settings: whether a screen lock is set, whether USB debugging or Developer options are enabled, and whether an active VPN connection is present.
A best-effort check for common indicators that this device has been rooted (e.g. the presence of a few well-known files).

All of this is read at scan time, held only in the app's own memory while a scan result is on screen, and discarded — nothing is written to a database, a log file, or anywhere off this device.

What this app does NOT do

It does not request the INTERNET permission, so it cannot make a network request even if it wanted to.
It does not use any third-party analytics, advertising, or crash- reporting SDK.
It does not require or use an account, sign-in, or any personally identifying information.
It does not modify, delete, or "fix" anything automatically — every finding links to the relevant Android Settings screen so you can review and act on it yourself.

Why this app requests "see all installed apps"

This app requests Android's QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES permission because its entire purpose is auditing every app installed on your device — without it, Android's package-visibility rules would hide most other apps from it and it couldn't do the one thing it's for. That list is read at scan time and used only to compute the on-screen findings described above; it is never transmitted anywhere.

Changes to this policy

If this app's data practices ever change, this page will be updated first, and the "Last updated" date above will change. Given the app's entire design principle is "nothing ever leaves this device," any change of that kind would be a deliberate, visible decision, not a quiet default.

Contact

Questions about this policy or this app can be raised via the project's GitHub repository: github.com/Ghost-N-The-Shell/ghost-trap-cybernetics.