You should not be surprisd by this folks.
Telegram Hands U.S. Authorities Data on Thousands of Users
https://www.404media.co/telegram-hands-u-s-authorities-data-on-thousands-of-users/
Still using Telegram?
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Anyone surprised by this has not been paying attention for many years... maximum complacency. 🤦🏻♂️
Complete side track here, although privacy parallel (I hope you don't mind) I heard on Ungovernable Misfits that you upgraded to the Pixel 9 Pro, I'm considering the upgrade also but I wonder how much (if any) GrapheneOS is nerfing it, (I'll be new to Graphene) I can't find a comprehensive explanation online, so I'm interested which features are currently non-functional compared to the stock OS. So I can temper my expectations.
I have the non Pro version, but it's excellent. In terms of how locked down you want graphene to be. You can run with only F droid apps and never use Google services etc or you can install all that stuff and have a near stock android (with extra security and sandboxing).
If you went that route the only thing you can never have (to my knowledge) is GPay.
I can happily live without Gpay 😅 Is it specifically Gpay which doesn't work, or is it an issue with the NFC reader?
Thanks 👌🏼 a useful discussion