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**(1) Can NetGuard protect my privacy?** **(1) Can NetGuard completely protect my privacy?**
Not really, since the firewall cannot be started right after starting your device No - nothing can completely protect your privacy.
and because updating firewall rules require momentarily turning off the firewall. NetGuard will do its best, but it is limited by the fact it must use the VPN service.
This is the trade-off required to make a firewall which does not require root access.
Since the firewall must momentarily be turned off to update rules, and it only starts when Android "allows" it to start,
it will not offer 100% protection against an application connecting to the internet.
It will, however, be a lot better than nothing, especially if you are not rebooting often.
If you wanted to protect yourself more, you could (in theory at least) disable WiFi and mobile data before rebooting,
and only enable them on reboot, after the firewall service has started (and the small key icon is visible in the status bar).
Thanks @[pulser](https://github.com/pulser/)
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**(2) Can I use VPN applications while using NetGuard?** **(2) Can I use VPN applications while using NetGuard?**