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SeekPrivacy: Activist-Grade Defense Against System-Level Data Surveillance.

License: GPL v3 GitHub release Made with Kotlin Security: OWASP MASVS L2 Crypto: AES-256-GCM Forensics: Anti-Shred

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🛡️ The "No-Trade-Off" Revolution

Standard vaults create a clunky "island." SeekPrivacy creates a shield. Apps like social media and basic tools demand "Storage Access" if you refuse, they break. If you accept, they spy. This creates a painful trade-off between functionality and privacy.

The SeekPrivacy Shield

SeekPrivacy is built on the principle that your phone's operating system and other apps should be considered "hostile territory." It assume the Android OS is compromised and every other app is a potential spy. It's architecture ensures that even if a malicious app gains full control of the device, your data remains a cryptographic black box.

SeekPrivacy eliminates this blackmail. It provides multi-layered defense by isolating data within encrypted sandbox, inaccessible to other apps, the OS, or unauthorized physical extraction - providing activist grade security - With the Belief "Privacy Without the Tradeoff of Ease" - even if a malicious app has full device control, it sees nothing.

Digital Isolation (Protection from System & Apps)

  • Hardware-Anchored Storage: Files are encrypted with AES-256-GCM and stored within the app's internal directory. Other apps have no way to even detect the existence of this data, let alone access it. Even in the event of a system-level breach or Root access, the data inside Encrypted Folder remains an unreadable encrypted blob that cannot be decrypted without the hardware-bound key.
  • Hardware-Level Privacy: By utilizing FLAG_SECURE, it block screen-scraping, remote mirroring, and screenshots of your file lists at the hardware level. This defeats spyware attempting to monitor your filenames or activity.
  • Zero-Persistence RAM: It don't just "close" keys; it zero them out. Sensitive CharArrays are explicitly overwritten with 0x00 in memory, and master keys are wrapped in the Hardware-Backed KeyStore (TEE), making them physically non-exportable.

✊ The Activist Grade: "Trauma-Resilient" Defense

In high-risk environments, the greatest threat isn't just a remote hacker it's Physiological Stress. When a device is seized or a user is detained, acute trauma causes cognitive blockages. In traditional vaults, forgetting your pattern means your evidence, your contacts, and your protection are effectively dead.

Secure Dev Last Resort

SeekPrivacy is built for the human element. Secure Dev Last Resort is a world-first recovery bridge. By anchoring recovery to the non-exportable ANDROID_ID within the device’s physical Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) chip, it provide a secure "Extraction Point" for your data.

It eliminate the catastrophic tension of permanent lockouts. This system ensures that even if your memory falters under interrogation or duress, your life's work remains accessible through a verified, hardware-bound recovery path.


🛡️ HARDENED | 🚫 OFFLINE | ✊ ACTIVIST-GRADE


🛠️ Professional Management Suite (V2.0+)

It's integrated with a full-featured management layer directly into the encrypted state. No more "decrypt-to-organize."

  • Nested Sub-Folders: Total categorization within the vault.
  • Instant search: Find any encrypted file across internal/external mirrors in milliseconds.
  • Hot-Rename & Move: Modify file names and locations without breaking encryption.
  • Live Count: Real-time visibility into your vault’s volume.

Activist-Grade Security Features

  • Hardware-Backed KeyStore: Uses RSA-2048/AES-256 GCM. The keys stay in the hardware, not the software.
  • 5-Minute RAM Wipe: Sensitive key material is nullified automatically on idle to prevent memory-dump attacks.
  • Anti-Forensic Shredder: Deletion doesn't just "unlink" files. SeekPrivacy overwrites file headers and the first 1MB with cryptographic random noise (SecureRandom). This creates high-entropy data residue that camouflages deleted files, defeating forensic recovery tools (like Cellebrite) that look for standard "zero-filled" wiped blocks.
  • Stealth Logic: Screen-recording, screenshots, and "Recent Apps" snapshots are hardware-blocked (FLAG_SECURE).
  • Developer Bypass UI Zero-Tension Recovery: A world-first recovery system using a hardware-anchored ANDROID_ID for secure, encrypted bypass token requests. Never fear losing your data due to a forgotten password. Our Secure Dev Last Resort provides a world-first recovery bridge, giving you the peace of mind that your life's work is never permanently locked away.
  • 🚫 No Internet, No Leaks: SeekPrivacy requests zero network permissions, total offline isolation means your data never leaves your device.

Security Protocol

  • Cipher: AES-256-GCM (Authenticated Encryption)
  • Key Management: RSA-2048 (Hardware-Backed Android KeyStore)
  • Anti-Mirroring: Hardware-level FLAG_SECURE blocks screenshots and screen recording.

Activist Threat Model & Defense Scenarios

Forensic & Forced Protection (Protection from Physical Threats) While the core mission is to neutralize digital surveillance from a compromised OS or spying apps, the defense does not stop at the screen. SeekPrivacy is engineered to bridge the gap between digital security and physical reality. When the threat shifts from a background process to a physical encounter, such as a checkpoint seizure or a forced handover, the app activates high-defense protocols designed to survive forensic extraction and human duress.

When device seizure or a forced handover is imminent, SeekPrivacy shifts into high-defense mode:

Scenario Attack Vector SeekPrivacy Shield
Physical Seizure Adversary uses forensic hardware (Cellebrite) to "carve" and recover deleted original files. Anti-Forensic Shredding: When importing or deleting, the app triggers a RandomAccessFile wipe of the original file. The first 1MB is overwritten with random noise, destroying the file headers and metadata before the system deletes it. This makes forensic reconstruction of the original data mathematically impossible.
Forced Handover You are forced to unlock your device under duress or via compromised OS "bypass" attempts. Hardware-Locked Vault: Access is anchored to the hardware TEE. The master key remains wrapped inside the secure element; without the specific gateway (pattern/pass), the hardware refuses to release the key, even if the OS is compromised or the phone is "unlocked."
Lost Credentials High-stress trauma causes you to forget your complex password. Secure Developer Bridge: A world-first recovery protocol. Using your unique ANDROID_ID as a hardware anchor, it provides a secure bypass that prevents the permanent loss of life-saving evidence or your life’s work.

Building from Source

To build the APK on your local machine, follow these instructions.

Prerequisites

  • JDK 17: Ensure you have OpenJDK 17 installed and active.
  • Android SDK: You need the Android SDK platforms and Build-Tools installed (available via Android Studio).
  • Gradle: This project uses the included Gradle Wrapper (no separate installation required).

Setup and Build

  1. Clone the repository:
   git clone https://github.com/duckniii/SeekPrivacy.git
   cd SeekPrivacy
  1. Check Java Version: Verify you are using the correct version by running:
  java -version

It should report version 17.

  1. Run the Build: Execute the following command in the project root:

    On Linux or macOS:

    ./gradlew assembleRelease

    On Windows (Command Prompt or PowerShell):

    gradlew.bat assembleRelease

Screenshots

Screenshot 1: Dashboard Screenshot 2: Authentication Options Screenshot 3: Dev Screenshot 2: Encrypted Folder - Encrypt Files Screenshot 3: Decrypt Files Screenshot 4: Decrypted Folder Screenshot 5: Open, Share, Decrypt Again Screenshot 6: Version2 Categorization n other features overview Screenshot 7: Pattern

Logo and Branding

The Seek Privacy logo is property of SeeknWander. You may not use, copy, modify, or redistribute the logo without express permission from SeeknWander. All Rights Reserved.

Seekprivacy Created By Seeker - Founder of SeeknWander


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