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Thought on Graphene? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by foremanguy92_@lemmy.ml to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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Hello, making this post to get some honest, and technical opinions about GrapheneOS. Please do not be bother by this question. No drama here pls 🙏. I've heard that there is some of the google code into the "sandbox" feature. Say your opinion below! 👇👇

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[–] ssm@lemmy.sdf.org -1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I don't trust the google kernel when it comes to privacy or security. You think with how many people use Android and with how bad actors Google are they wouldn't put a backdoor somewhere?

[–] featured@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

its open source and well audited, so no I don't think they have it backdoored. they get all the info they want from people using google play services at a privileged level, running chrome, and using their other dozen services that come bundled with stock android

[–] ssm@lemmy.sdf.org 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Unless you want to tell me that the Android kernel is the first OS kernel without bugs, it takes at the very least one bug to be left intentionally unfixed and shared with the feds to introduce a backdoor. I wouldn't consider it infeasible with how large the android kernel is, and how high a barrier of entry kernel dev is. If the bug is found, just move to the next one. Normally I wouldn't be so paranoid, but this is Google we're dealing with, on one of, if not the most popular kernels on the planet.

[–] foremanguy92_@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago

Right