Well... when the person who is responsible for the homeland security is being robbed, something doesn't sound right, i guess

It's not a problem at all. Play with your firewall settings.

I'm under a VPN right now, but on the LAN all my devices communicate with each other fine. :)

Discovered today that GrapheneOS (and its native apps) will not update when a VPN is in place on the phone. Aurora Store and F-Droid will update, but Graphene system updates and default app store don't work over the VPN.

Had been wondering why I hadn't received updates in recent weeks to the core OS, but most apps were updating successfully. Disabled the VPN temporarily and GrapheneOS updated itself, then re-enabled the VPN.

FairEmail kann ich als Ersatz für k9 empfehlen.

Switch from IOS to GrapheneOS journey update

Almost 24 hours passed by, since I've switched to Graphene. So far my setup works fine. Apps which I use:

- Alby Go & cashu.me

- Amethyst w. Amber

- AntenaPod for listening, Fountain for zaping

- Bitwarden

- FOSS Calendar

- FUTO Keyboard

- Joplin

- DAVx

- Immich

- NewPipe

- Organic Maps

- Protonmail / VPN / SImpleLogin

- Tasks

- Breezy Weather

- Pixel Camera

Also Syncthing catched my interest. I like the idea to keep it simple and just sync files instead of hosting applications, manage db backups, ...

Learnings:

- Yubikey Webauth doesn't work without Google Play :(

- GPS only is inaccurate, that's why I've turned on Network Location based services through the GrapheneProxy

Yep. Keep it simple. Most of us probably don't need Snowden level anonymity, but just getting off apple/google farms and controlling your data is an absolute huge win.

>>> Any tips/recommendations for starting?

Well, don't install software just for the sake of installing software.

That is, if you need synchronization between your devices, then look for software that will solve your problem. In this example Syncthing will solve your problem. But, if you don't need to have synchronization - don't just install some software.

If you need any specific software for a specific task, don't hesitate to ask.

Graphene is was simpler to set up than any other ROM I tried before it. Never felt the need to change back to stock android and it's been over a year for me.

Biggest thing is just know what you need to back up beforehand (2FA codes, pictures, etc) and make sure you're ok with losing some of the cool pixel features like call screening. I do miss that feature still. Can't use GPay for NFC payment at checkout (not a problem if you normally have your debit/credit card on you already).

Other than that, you can get pretty close to your normal pixel experience with a better baseline level of security and privacy. Don't let the puritans scare you into not using things like Google play services. If you need stuff on your phone to make life easier, just use it. Privacy is a spectrum, not a hard set of rules!

Thanks for this note. setup a pixel with graphene os a few months ago, hit a wall with app store not working & gave up. Reinspired to give it another go

👉 Sweden is increasing its military budget and cybersecurity spending to prepare for a potential crisis or war.

👉 The country is concerned about the threat of Russian aggression, particularly in the context of the war in Ukraine.

👉 The Swedish government is modernizing its military equipment and infrastructure.

👉 Sweden is increasing its financial support to Ukraine.

👉 The country is investing in cybersecurity measures to protect against potential attacks.

Why is vlad putin still breathing? Why are billions of high quality primates tolerating domination by such life forms? He has no super powers unless they are dissolved in the KoolAid he serves to other parasites who fashion each other as “world leaders.” Resist (and destroy as appropriate) - hungry maggots await their next meal!

DOGE has to come in and shut the whole thing down. Obviously she and her department are not doing their job.