GrapheneOS user reported to authorities for using GrapheneOS

https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/36134-grapheneos-user-reported-to-authorities-for-using-grapheneos

82•Cider9986•1h ago

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iugtmkbdfil834•56m ago

UK now, but that train is never late..

microflash•27m ago

Might as well report all users of internet to authorities for using internet because internet can also be used to commit fraud.

trumpdong•21m ago

While most people who use an unbackdoored OS aren't frauds, presumably it's correct at a slightly higher rate than assuming someone is a fraud because they use the internet.

theglenn88_•16m ago

Exactly, don't forget, if you own or drive a car you must be a criminal, because cars are used as getaway vehicles in serious crimes.

VariousPrograms•25m ago

I'm done for once the authorities know I have an account on HACKER News.

gib444•22m ago

I would take "automatically reported to the authorities" with a pinch of salt (in this sphere, "nudging" people with lies is de rigueur [0]).

Not that I'm arguing the UK isn't accelerating further into an authoritarian nightmare.

Lucasoato•22m ago

A friend of mine told me that Yoti is used as an age verification system in so many porn websites. That’s such an issue, this information should never be owned by private companies.

jiin•19m ago

Or you could just choose not to use pornography. Then you don't have to verify your age to these websites.

I get that some people have a behavioural addiction to this harmful content but perhaps the age verification is an opportunity to step back and reconsider.

microsoftedging•9m ago

First they came for the porn watchers And I did not speak out Because I was not a porn watcher

trumpdong•7m ago

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trumpdong•21m ago

I guess this user gets to sue Sony for a full refund.

userbinator•13m ago

If anything, from an age-verification perspective those using GrapheneOS are probably more likely to be adults, mentally mature, or otherwise smarter than the average sheeple.

trumpdong•10m ago

But it's not about checking age, it's about enforcing control.

userbinator•7m ago

Exactly.

throwfaraway135•10m ago

- Heavy censorship

- Two-tier justice system

- This

How did it come to this? The UK is arguably the country that has done the most for the cause of freedom, having led the way in abolishing slavery.

mmikeff•7m ago

Can we stop it with this two tier justice system nonsense?

kaliqt•4m ago

It’s an undeniable fact. So.

uni_baconcat•7m ago

This is not how authorities work.

They need to prove people guilty, not flag all “suspicious activity” then let people prove they are innocent.

trumpdong•6m ago

This actually is how authorities work. If you do anything unusual at all, you are flagged as suspicious. You will find yourself being denied services without explanation. There is no appeal process.

Havoc•5m ago

Not sure if you've read the news during the past couple of months but things are no longer normal

NooneAtAll3•3m ago

watchlists existed for decades

fmajid•4m ago

That's in countries that have a constitution, a Bill of Rights that can't be revoked by a simple vote of the legislature, separation of powers and the rule of law. None of which applies to the UK.

pogue•6m ago

Someone in the comments of that post linked to a long FAQ section for GrapheneOS about how apps can identify it and so forth [1]. I don't understand why it doesn't just attempt to spoof that's it's stock Android/Google everywhere it possibly can?

[1] https://grapheneos.org/faq#:~:text=Apps%20can%20detect%20tha...

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