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

  • @Itdidnttrickledown@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    The police: ‘We’ve encountered a difficulty with our paid spying software. Welp it must be just the criminals.’

    Edit: Missed the R and hit the T on our.

    • @Gonzako@lemmy.world
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      202 days ago

      pretty much. The original article says that if they have a pixel they have to ask for a warrant

        • @Duamerthrax@lemmy.world
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          112 days ago

          Yes. Yes it does.

          Or more accurately, they can’t search your phone without you knowing with GrapheneOS, so they have to get a judge to force you to willing unlock it.

          • /home/pineapplelover
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            52 days ago

            So they follow the laws only on GrapheneOS users. Iirc other up to date phones are also hard to crack especially if it’s on first unlock

    • console.log(bathing_in_bismuth)
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      52 days ago

      Without? Even with paid spying software is hard, as far as data forensics go. Going with Pegasus and the likes, you never know, just reboot every 2 hours if you don’t mind the hassle.