European authoritarians and their enablers in the media are misrepresenting GrapheneOS and even Pixel phones as if they're something for criminals. GrapheneOS is opposed to the mass surveillance police state these people want to impose on everyone.
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There are ongoing coordinated attempts at misleading people about GrapheneOS and Signal in multiple European countries. A consistent pattern are completely unsubstantiated claims about exploits with no evidence. These are contradicted by actual evidence, leaks and their behavior.
Look at how media organisations written by those who enable police state authoritarianism attack #GrapheneOS and put our name in their mouths.
Title: "Every time we see a Google Pixel, we think it could be a drug dealer." It's the perfect phone for crime for a reason."
There are ongoing coordinated attempts at misleading people about GrapheneOS and Signal in multiple European countries. A consistent pattern are completely unsubstantiated claims about exploits with no evidence. These are contradicted by actual evidence, leaks and their behavior.
GrapheneOS is not immune to exploitation, but the fearmongering done in these ongoing attacks on it is very clearly fabricated. They feel threatened enough by GrapheneOS to engage in coordinated attempts at convincing people that it's unable to protect their privacy and security.
… then they fight you, then you win.
Simplex Chat had a similar attack where Wired Magazine claimed Simplex was full of Nazis
Interesting. I thought that Wired Magazine was full of Nazis.
Go figure.
It's funny to see western mainstream media talk about Nazis after they just supported a literal card carrying flag waving Nazi paramilitary with the SS emblem on their fucking uniforms just in case anyone was unsure. The projection is mind blowing.
Wired magazine sounds like it’s full of a bunch of trannies
I hear that some criminals drink water and use toilets. Let's criminalize those things also ...
Privacy is not a crime.
"You don’t protect your privacy because you have something to hide.
You protect it because you have something to protect."
~ wise man in nostr:nprofile1qqsd54k9fd0xwjwkttgr3svkg7reftu5una95nhacg95nxq7fmzkdscppemhxue69uhkummn9ekx7mp0z349js T-shirt 👏
"Every time we see a [tire], we think it could be a drug dealer. It's the perfect [wheel] for crime for a reason."
It’s literally just a mobile OS. Chill out Cuckropa
I am using GrapheneOS, over a year now, and have no complaints
[Libertad][Privacidad]
Recuerda que tratan de criminalizarte por todos los medios equiparando las herramientas de privacidad a no menos que herramientas para cometer delitos por narcotráfico.
La privacidad es un derecho inalienable del ser humano. Esto es así.
Lo diga Agamenón o su porquero.
#hola #HispaNostr #hispano #español
Eurepe is marketing GrapheneOS is bullish sign 😁
the EU is obsolete
The worse the picture they paint, the more I’m convinced it does what we hope it does. Makes me good 😊 🤣
If you do *not* run GrapheneOS, this is all you need to know
Every time I hear EU leaders I'm reminded that the central bank is managed by a convicted felon while the parliament is run by a corrupt woman who simply opted to not appear in front of the COVID corruption Committee.
That means you're over the target.
as a general rule of thumb… the people demonizing freedom, are the dangerous tyrants.
Ladies and gentlemen, behold the totalitarian #EUSSR
"If we can't spy on them and see everything they do, if they take proactive measures to not be watched 24/7, they must be up to no good!"
Disgusting totalitarian mass-surveillance statist mentality.
They are just retarded. Bitcoin went through same phase and look at it now.
the difference is bitcoin is actually self reliant. if google just stops allowing unlocking the bootloader, grapheneos (as it exists today) dies for newcomers
Fuck this #Europoor shit! 😝 Of course there is only Pixel + #GrapheneOS and nothing else!
Makes me love GrapheneOS even more 🤪
The AndoidAuthority article isn't even accurate with its claims 😬
"GrapheneOS implements full disk and metadata encryption, a security feature exploited by miscreants. But it works best on Pixels."
"Even though GrapheneOS can be installed on any unlocked Android phone, the company’s FAQ section strongly recommends using a Pixel phone “due to better security and a long minimum support guarantee from launch for full security updates and other improvements.”
As soon as you make false statements the whole article looses all credibility.
AOSP Pixel device tree support gone, made up articles about GOS, and just in time for Gemini AI's client side scanning on July 7th 🤣 almost seems orchestrated.
Replied about the Android Authority article at: https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/23655-android-authority-grapheneos-slander/4
At the moment I use a de-googled Teracube with e/OS which is also open source. Can anyone pls explain the advantages of moving to Graphene and what to do to transition from e/OS to Graphene? Many Thanks
GrapheneOS is far more secure than /e/ OS. They delay updates for months which leaves them unmatched and insecure compared to the stock OS.
There are also far more security and privacy features, you can check this comparison for more:
https://eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htm
However, GrapheneOS does not support your target device.
How you could make "European authoritarians" out of Catalan police (!) and how objectively observed use case can be "misrepresentation" of the system "as if they're something for criminals" is well beyond me. Especially when you equate legitimate police surveillance of drug cartels with "mass surveillance police state these people want to impose on everyone". You're just shouting words without really understanding what you're describing - and the article is practically advertisement for Graphene, not "authoritarians enablers"
Just wanted to say a heartfelt thank you. I'm very happy with the system. It gives me a real sense of control over my own data. It’s rare to see such a strong commitment to genuine security and privacy, and I truly appreciate the hard work and principles behind this project.
Also, is there any list of smear/defamation threads or discussions online? Would love to share my positive experience and i think other users too.
Keep up the amazing work .
Viva La GrapheneOS! Viva La Libertad, carajo!
Fuck them, you are doing a very necessary work! Well done! I love grapheneOS
¿Qué es GrapheneOS y por qué es mejor que Android normal?
GrapheneOS es un sistema operativo basado en Android, pero diseñado específicamente para ofrecer la máxima privacidad y seguridad. No está pensado para el usuario promedio, sino para quienes valoran tener control total sobre su dispositivo. Solo funciona en teléfonos Google Pixel porque son los únicos que permiten las modificaciones profundas necesarias a nivel de seguridad.
A diferencia de Android tradicional (como el que viene en móviles Samsung, Xiaomi, etc.), GrapheneOS no incluye los servicios de Google por defecto. Eso significa que no hay rastreo de tu actividad, ni envío continuo de datos a servidores externos. Además, no trae bloatware (apps innecesarias preinstaladas), solo lo mínimo para funcionar.
Una de sus principales ventajas es el control avanzado sobre los permisos de las aplicaciones. Por ejemplo, puedes bloquear el acceso a la red, sensores o notificaciones de forma individual para cada app. Incluso puedes instalar Google Play si lo necesitas, pero de forma aislada, sin que tenga acceso total al sistema.
GrapheneOS mejora el aislamiento entre aplicaciones (sandboxing), hace actualizaciones frecuentes y protege mejor contra ataques, tanto físicos como remotos. También incorpora herramientas como "Auditor", que verifica que tu sistema no ha sido alterado o comprometido.
Sus propias apps, como la cámara, galería o visor de PDF, están diseñadas para ser seguras, sin conexiones ocultas a internet ni funciones innecesarias.
Eso sí, no todo es perfecto: solo funciona en móviles Pixel, algunas apps que dependen mucho de Google podrían no funcionar del todo bien, y requiere algo más de conocimiento técnico para configurarlo y mantenerlo.
En resumen, GrapheneOS es la mejor opción para quien quiere un Android de verdad privado y seguro, sin depender de Google ni de fabricantes que meten software espía o publicidad. Ideal para periodistas, activistas, desarrolladores, usuarios de criptomonedas o simplemente personas que valoran su privacidad.
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Because of who is proliferating these talking points and how quickly several news sites in different languages picked it up, we are considering that GrapheneOS is currently under a state sponsored attack by Spanish state employees attempting to deliberately misrepresent it as being for criminals, which we covered a bit here.
This has directly led to massively escalated raids and threats on our chat rooms whether or not they're directly doing it or not.
These poorly researched, biased and inaccurate news stories are designed to support targeted harassment towards our community for using GrapheneOS and our team by putting pressure and maliciously associating us with bad actors.
So lets openly critizise this reports in open comment sections, for their attack on freedom tech.