For those unfamiliar, GrapheneOS is a privacy and security enhanced custom ROM endorsed by Snowden. Despite these big names, plenty of people give it backlash

Even @TheAnonymouseJoker@lemmy.ml gives it backlash despite being a moderator of Lemmy’s biggest privacy community. A quote here: “grapheneOS trolls are downvoting every single post and comment of mine, and committing vote manipulation on Lemmy. They are using 5-6 accounts.” That was in response to downvotes on a comment posted in the c/WorldNews community, which is entirely unrelated to technology.

One of the reasons is that GrapheneOS can only be installed on Google Pixels due to security compatibility, which makes complete sense considering Android should be most compatible with Google’s own devices. GrapheneOS even lists the exact reasons they chose Pixels, and encourage people to step up and manufacture a different supported device.

One year ago, Louis Rossmann posted this video outlining his reasons for deleting GrapheneOS. Mainly, he had multiple bad experiences with Daniel Micay (the founder and main developer of GrapheneOS) which put his distrust in the GrapheneOS project. Since then, he has stepped down and will no longer be actively contributing to the project.

So, I am here to learn why exactly people still do not like GrapheneOS.

  • azalty@jlai.lu
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    23 days ago

    TheAnonymouseJoker is a clown (imo, no harassment or anything)

    Talked with them on the subject of privacy emails and they recommended services that store mail unencrypted and logs your ip address and stuff

    Their sources are « activists » that they like, rather than facts. I suspect their don’t like bigger companies and famous things even if they’re better

    I use grapheneos and it’s pretty good. Yes the main dev can be a bit of an asshole, but for what it claims to do, grapheneos is pretty good

    Sadly anything with google services, even sandboxed, is going to track you, and I believe grapheneos is pretty good at what you can do without sacrificing too much

    • aa1@lemm.ee
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      23 days ago

      I personally blocked him and it was one of the best decision of my digital life. He’s basically wasting his life spreading misinformation about GrapheneOS. He’s simply too much to handled for my mind. Without seeing him, i feel this place is much more relaxing and useful to see it.