"#GrapheneOS looks great but you have to buy a GOOGLE phone!"
As opposed to what? Buying an iPhone and running iOS? Buying some sketchy, insecure Samsung device?
Welcome to reality.
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the harder part is sourcing a pixel brand new completely nonkyc.
nostr:npub1235tem4hfn34edqh8hxfja9amty73998f0eagnuu4zm423s9e8ksdg0ht5 does this infer any real life benefit or is it just for internet street cred?
no idea myself really but i thought the less KYC, the better
Go to store, pay cash, no?
Buy it second hand with cash from Craigslist (USA) or Gumtree (Aus, Canada, Singapore) or any other classifieds site in person. Use an anon.
Factory reset the device and then install Graphene. No KYC, no link to the IMEI…A fresh start and a huge cost saving.
Trade off - the person you are buying the phone off has tampered with it. Likelihood??? Slimmmmmmmm to none.
Or use a gift card to purchase the phone in store… Give bogus identifying details if asked…
Are you going to bring the phone home or to work? Snowden said it's a waste of effort.
Opposed to not having a phone lmao
What are your thoughts about minimalist phone?
Idea is cool. Some might be able to make it work. Not practical for most.
I actually like how my device reduces time in the office so I can be around family.
nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqx458tl7h9xcxa66vr4a8pg0h2qz96pnhwnfpcra0le9090uk5t5qjlvqlu For sure true and even in same sentence a kind of paradox 'but' (more than the sentence) the hardware is supposed to be solid so buying a 'shark' and detoothing it or stripping it down via software makes sense
- of course always in privacy there is constant progress and concession otherwise it wouldn't reflect the struggles of people vs profit and everything would be solved or static - which it isn't so yeah kinda Google Pixel and then disarming it.
I'm looking for more people to do it on other phones to - do you know of it being done as it's not exclusive to Pixel phones but most tested? (from little I know)
nostr:npub1235tem4hfn34edqh8hxfja9amty73998f0eagnuu4zm423s9e8ksdg0ht5 talks about this all the time: the Pixel is the only platform that both (A) has an acceptable approach to security and (B) allows for alternative operating systems to be flashed over the stock OS while fully maintaining that security profile.
Love daylight co and I wish they would adopt nostr:npub1235tem4hfn34edqh8hxfja9amty73998f0eagnuu4zm423s9e8ksdg0ht5 as their base.
I believe a smaller ask is daylight modifying their hardware (e.g. Add a secure element).
GrapheneOS and DaylightOS user base is not identical I suspect.
DaylightOS is a fork if Android, no?
They could, with some work, rebase on top of nostr:npub1235tem4hfn34edqh8hxfja9amty73998f0eagnuu4zm423s9e8ksdg0ht5 to gain considerable privacy and security for their users.
Yes, both are android forks.
I think the user requirements are distinct for daylight users and grapehene users.
Graphene security requirements, stipulate a secure element that daylight tablet does not have today.
I would never use a mobile device or tablet that didnt live up to nostr:npub1235tem4hfn34edqh8hxfja9amty73998f0eagnuu4zm423s9e8ksdg0ht5's standards.
The origin story behind Daylight / Kruse / Nicole Shanahan is historical. Tldr, Kruse seems to have held his advice back unless Daylight was given funding, as some sort of money-where-your-mouth-is authenticity test.