what alternative is there? i trust google and apple even less.
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Sure I trust them less also. Not having another alternative doesnt mean accepting bad standards does it? Like if two options are bad why say what alternative is there? Very defeating. And the answer would be use neither!
i dont think grapheneos is a bad standard...but it is the only open-source, privacy and security focused os i'm aware of. unless you want to tear your hair out trying to use the PinePhone.
Very interested to know how GrapheneOS is a bad standard?
i dont think the OP was saying it was a 'bad standard'. their concern was being able to 'trust' the software. since grapheneos is open source anyone can view the source code to see if anything nefarious is happening or where security issues may arise.
Also, the main developer Daniel Micay was a bit unhinged so for some people there is a 'trust' issue to get over.
Honestly the first paragraph is appreciable. The latter is subjective, being knowledgable of what the project, moderation team suffers regularly, let alone being targeted as a public individual with far worse is truthfully objectively inaccurate.
Not something beyond that I'm willing to discuss as generally deteriorates into bad faith probing dragging the projects name into a manufactured circus.