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Faster than Google. Literally. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46173407

This is the correct response. I use both GrapheneOS and LineageOS. But LineageOS focus is on delivering newer versions of Android to many phones abandoned by their OEM. GOS exclusi…

Yes. They've parterned with an OEM. In fact, they are making an official GOS phone with that OEM.

Atleast you were trying to poke around their APIs. My WhatsApp account was banned totally for no reason. They blocked my two year old account for the only possible reason of using …

It's true with Indian journalists. You say one thing and they twist it the other way around.

What about when Google pushed Android Safety Core to all Android devices out there? And you also realize they can push modified build of any apps, now that they also own the keys t…

While censorship is one thing, they forgot another overlooked ability of these app stores: pushing unwanted apps/services to our personal devices without our knowledge.The fact tha…

No. Signal will pull out their services from EU. Nobody will be able to download or access Signal.

Apple and Google dominates the entire smartphone market today. They are ad companies running on surveillance economy. In addition, their platforms are proprietary, privacy invading…

So at any point in time, atleast one government pushes for encryption backdoors. I can't wait to see the faces of these morons when the backdoor backfires on their own government s…

I am sure that will cause a lot of trouble in many countries. How hard is it to click Record button for the important calls? I don't think a small project like GrapheneOS should sp…

Why do you need attesation? Why do you think Google should own that device and not the user?

> as they'll detect your root A small clarification, neither GrapheneOS or LineageOS runs as root. Rooting is different from "installing an alternate OS".

Instead it would be great if you join the fight against Google (and Apple) by using FOSS and independent distributions like GrapheneOS. It is the most secure and private option we …

No. Maybe a couple of messages every week to known people.

I unfortunately have to use WhatsApp in my country to meet basic needs. I used my account for almost two years, and suddenly it was blocked a few days ago. I submitted a review say…

Reports say IPv6 is gaining market share. But most ISPs are delegating /64 prefix. This is as useless as carrier grade NAT. Atleast with IPv4, I can create NATed subnets for guests…

This. ChatControl proposal is an act of terrorism. Doesn't matter it's done by those in power.

uMatrix is not maintained. Use NoScript or uBlockOrigin.

Quad9 (supports DoH,DoT,Dnscrypt) and Mullvad are both good secure DNS services. Choose Quad9 if you want better security and Mullvad for it's adblocking options.

To those who say TOR, VPN, Signal, GrapheneOS or is dead, we should use more of them not less. Today privacy became crime because the tech crowd (including many in HN community) ig…

Encryption cannot be stopped. But Android and iOS can be backdoored. These evil companies lock down our devices, does not allow apps to run without their approval, and selectively …