Restrict browser user agent

[mnjm97]

there are a couple of items that seem to be overlooked by all of the privacy apps so far. hopefully you can add these...

1. browser user agent (for All apps)
2. build info (such as device, manufacturer, fingerprint, user etc...)

there is an app called 'android system info' that shows these items even when all permissions are off.

[M66B]

Browser user agent can maybe be done with XPrivacy, but it will be browser/version dependent and therefore appear to be unmaintainable.

I don't see why device/manufacturer is privacy sensitive information.
User (account) can already be restricted.

[mnjm97]

if you could...
please install this app
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.electricsheep.asi&hl=en

I am not sure if I am explaining myself correctly.

the user agent can be changed in the browser but any app can call for a system wide user agent that is different than the browser...

also in that app it shows way too much personal info about my laptop that I built Android on as well as my user name from my laptop...(none of the restrictions block the app from this)

and the device/manufacturer info could be telling if lets say you are the only person on a given network with a galaxy s3.

[M66B]

I will see what I can find out about the browser user agent.

[M66B]

An application that uses a WebView can set the browser user agent like this:

http://developer.android.com/reference/android/webkit/WebSettings.html#setUserAgentString(java.lang.String)

[M66B]

Next release will allow to restrict the browser user agent string using the View category.
Note that it doesn't work for the stock browser.