Did you know that you can create a virtual machine of a DeGoogled Android on your desktop Linux PC, to create infinite fast burner phones to isolate spyware apps?

WhatsApp, Telegram, CashApp, Hushed Bitcoin SMS, Facebook, These apps all worked for me on a VM of LineageOS.

Research by Amnesty International and the Intercept have presented significant evidence that apps such as “WhatsApp” by Meta are vulnerable to “0-click” Pegasus malware that can completely take control and do surveillance your phone without you ever even clicking a link. This presents the dangers of trusting many apps that do not take the same security precautions as privacy-focused apps from F-Droid.

However, telling people to “never install WhatsApp because of corrupt government malware” is usually a non-starter. So instead, we suggest putting known vulnerable spyware in a virtual machine.

Here’s a guide going over the different types of VMs and phone OS, with the logistics:

https://simplifiedprivacy.com/vmburners/