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[-] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 14 points 2 weeks ago

That ranking makes sense, GOS is the best. It's just a shame they don't support non Pixel phones, of the rankings doesn't include other custom ROMs

[-] Andromxda@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 weeks ago

It's a shame that no smartphone vendor other than Apple or Google bothers to properly implement hardware security features like a secure element (e.g. Apple's Secure Enclave or the Google Titan M2).

[-] henfredemars@infosec.pub 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I understand the decision. It’s kind of unreasonable to expect a developer to maintain a release without access to reasonably-maintained source to work on.

[-] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Yep.

But in the Real World, what's the pragmatic difference between Graphene and a well-managed Lineage or DivestOS device, since security and privacy are both managed via layers?

I'm genuinely not being snarky. I tried running Graphene and had issues, and their support was atrociously condescending and critical, so now I'm running DivestOS instead. I've run Lineage on other devices without Google.

[-] henfredemars@infosec.pub 2 points 2 weeks ago

I think there’s definitely security concerns which is their highest priority. If the kernel isn’t maintained, security issues aren’t getting patched. You might be able to cobble something together, but there’s going to be holes.

I think they’re paranoid and that’s not a judgment. Rightly so if security is your first priority.

[-] Kernal64@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 weeks ago

According to the Graphene OS website, the main issue isn't even that. It's that you can't relock the boot loader on almost any device other than a Pixel. That leaves a huge security hole on the phone, and it's one that almost all rooted users of other phones have open, whether they realize it or not.

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