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Feds in Catalonia, Spain think everyone using a Google Pixel must be a drug dealer (www.androidauthority.com)
submitted 1 month ago by icegladiator@lemy.lol to c/technology@lemmy.world
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TLDR: Drug dealers in Catalonia have started to adopt GrapheneOS en masse leading to Catalan police suspecting anyone with a Google Pixel is a drug dealer

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[–] smiletolerantly@awful.systems 41 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Now THAT is something I wouldn't ever trust.

[–] defaultusername@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 1 month ago

Supply chain attacks? Never heard of 'em. /s

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 month ago

LET ME HANDLE YOUR PRIVACY FOR YOU MY GOOD SIR!

[–] DreamlandLividity@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I get the instinct but that is why GrapheneOS only runs on Pixels. Pixels have hardware needed to verify you are running the genuine GrapheneOS. Still safer and cheaper to buy stock and spend 10 mins installing Graphene of course.