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Neben allerhand schlechter Nachrichten auch noch was Positives zum heutigen DIDay:
Smartphone läuft nun unter #GrapheneOS . Im Hauptprofil dank UnifiedPush tatsächlich komplett ohne Google. Interessante Funktion: DuressPIN. Wer weiss, wozu man die irgendwann nicht doch mal braucht...

Einzig die Üstra-Sprinti-Rufbus-App will partout nicht ohne US-Bigtech. Da wird dann jetzt wieder ganz analog angerufen.

#diday
#UnifiedPush
#digitaleSelbstverteidung
#degoogle
#üstra
#Sprinti
#hannover

@GrapheneOS

Fossify Gallery is FOSS and worth looking at as a gallery app. Keyboardwise I suggest looking at Florisboard. It's FOSS and has swipe. They disabled autocomplete a while back, saying they're overhauling it. It's not back yet, but my understanding is it just needs some extra love, which maybe you could collaborate on.

#Fossify #Florisboard #GrapheneOS #FOSS

Bootti kaiken muutti 😂

#grapheneos

Android oder iPhone - beide Systeme lassen sich datensparsamer einstellen. Der neue Teil von #UnplugBigTech zeigt die wichtigsten Schalter für Werbung, Aktivitätsverläufe, App-Berechtigungen und Hintergrundaktivität. Für Fortgeschrittene geht es außerdem um GrapheneOS.

https://www.kuketz-blog.de/unplugbigtech-mehr-kontrolle-ueber-android-und-ios-teil-9/

#Privacy #GrapheneOS #Smartphone #Android #iOS #Google #Apple #Datenschutz

@abhiyantrik will that be the end of #GrapheneOS ? I think they need some time to do reverse engineering for the new hardware components.

@GurpreetSingh go #grapheneos

I bought a second hand pixel 10 Pro with 256GB of storage. It was a very good price for a nearly perfect phone. $480 cash on Craigslist. As it may be the last of the Pixel line that will work with Graphene OS. I'm sure I'll eventually move to the Motorola Signature with GOS, but for now this is the budget long term option.

So I've been methodically setting it up as my next GOS phone. This being my third Google Pixel running GOS, I know a few more things to implement that I hadn't done with my previous phones. To bolster it's Google Play Services isolation with Private Spaces as opposed to using a second profile. As Josh from Side of Burritos goes over in the video on this subject.

I've had a pivot on perspective in setting it up, thanks to Josh, as to how to best use PS. First of all the name is misleading. It should have been named Quarantine Space, because private suggests it something to hide apps in. That's not it most useful feature at all. It is its isolation of apps and specially apps use Google Play Services or Play Integrity. Got to keep em separated :ablobcool:

I have found many of my preferred Apps that come from Google Play Store that don't use Play Integrity or Google Play Services. I use the Aurora Store for those on my Owner Profile for convenience. I also don't plan to keep the Private Spaces locked during the day as I use it most of the day. Again, no point in hiding it or using a harder or different pin/passcode, as this is only used by myself.

I've made the best use of the Graphene OS App Store as my first stop.
Second, I use ObstanX over Obstanium for it's better security and power user tools.
For those FDroid repositories only Apps, I used Droidify. Just my preference.
Finally I'll use the Aurora Store for those Play Store Apps I use that do not need Google's Play Integrity or Play Services.

On the Owner's Private Spaces; This is the place to quarantine those needed Apps that only work if download from the Google Play Store and only function with Play Services. It's pretty black and white on this. If I need a third place for isolation, it will go in another User Profile. Those also feature their own Private Space.

Google's Play Store now requires a non VOIP number to set up new. Assholes! But here we are. And this is currently my next step to mitigate. As it just isn't asking for a number, it's looking into the phone to get it! Fucking boundaries Google! So this means it must be from a sim. And this Pixel 10 Line up in the US doesn't have physical sim slots. So unless you get the fold or the European or Asian models. Or get the previous Pixels phones. Or choose to use a current Google Play profile. Youll need a sim. I'm making that consideration today.

Before this I always create a new Google account for the new device. Have separate Google Accounts for each device to have that compartmentalization, separation. It's still the best implementation.

What's you best setup and thoughts doing a Graphene OS set up? Which FOSS apps are working best for you?

#grapheneos #sideOfBurritos #theHatedOne #PrivateSpaces

@ddgehr Gebrauchtes Pixelphone (gute Hardware) mit #grapheneos (https://grapheneos.org). Würde da ein bisschen beobachten, wie es mit dem App-Ökosystem weitergeht: https://keepandroidopen.org/de/

GrapheneOS version 2026090500 released:

https://grapheneos.org/releases#2026090500

See the linked release notes for a summary of the improvements over the previous release.

Forum discussion thread:

https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/41757-grapheneos-version-2026090500-released

#GrapheneOS #privacy #security

#didit! Pünktlich zum September #diday endlich #paypal losgeworden! (fuck peter thiel. einfach so, generell (nicht, dass er noch groß was mit dem laden zu tun hat)).

durch den umstieg von Lineage auf #grapheneos ließ sich die banking app endlich zu #wero überreden.

Ab jetzt also zahlen mit Wero 😀 ... oder Klarna 😐 oder notfalls visa 🫣... wird schon irgendwie!

#dudgemacht #diday

#didit! Pünktlich zum September #diday endlich #paypal losgeworden! (fuck peter thiel. einfach so, generell (nicht, dass er noch groß was mit dem laden zu tun hat)).

durch den umstieg von Lineage auf #grapheneos ließ sich die banking app endlich zu #wero überreden.

Ab jetzt also zahlen mit Wero 😀 ... oder Klarna 😐 oder notfalls visa 🫣... wird schon irgendwie!

#dudgemacht #diday

Hmm, apparently Google Messages doesn't backup RCS messages in the AOSP SMS/MMS database anymore.
If AOSP has not native support for RCS yet, I guess it is because Google doesn't want it to become the interoperable protocol that it was supposed to be. Google's RCS is like WhatsApp/Facebook's XMPP: fully propietary.

I shouldn't have faith in anything involving Google, carriers, and any entity serving capitalists. I guess I'm still naive.

The Universal Profile still exist, but most carriers don't operate their own servers, relying instead on Google's Jibe servers, and the only third party RCS client that Google allows is Apple Messages, exclusive to iOS. I don't know if Huawei can access those servers. I suppose this is why even the GrapheneOS team is not confident on having an open source RCS client anytime soon.

#RCS #Google #deGoogle #AOSP #Android #GrapheneOS

Jemand auf GrapheneOS die Penny App im Einsatz?

Hab die App aus dem Aurora Store und sie läuft mit Sandboxed Google Play Services.

Seit einiger Zeit läuft die App so nicht mehr. Kann das jemand bestätigen?

#grapheneos #android #google

Jemand auf GrapheneOS die Penny App im Einsatz?

Hab die App aus dem Aurora Store und läuft sie mit Sandboxed Google Play Services.

Seit einiger Zeit läuft die App so nicht mehr. Kann das jemand bestätigen?

#grapheneos #android #google

Jemand auf GrapheneOS die Penny App im Einsatz?

Hab die App aus dem Aurora Store und läuft sie mit Sandboxed Google Play Services.

Seit einiger Zeit läuft die App so nicht mehr. Kann das jemand bestätigen?

#grapheneos #android #google

Vanadium version 152.0.7977.84.0 released:

https://github.com/GrapheneOS/Vanadium/releases/tag/152.0.7977.84.0

See the linked release notes for a summary of the improvements over the previous release and a link to the full changelog.

Forum discussion thread:

https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/41725-vanadium-version-15207977840-released

#GrapheneOS #privacy #security #browser

🚨 This Week In Privacy #69 will be live in 30 minutes, we'll be talking about how Google may have removed a key security feature from their Pixel 11 devices. We'll also be covering the latest privacy & security news!

👋 Come watch and join the Q&A!

https://streamyard.com/watch/gibGKqSHWvCC

#Privacy #GrapheneOS #Security

@therapeutin
Ja, das ist bekannt und liegt vermutlich an den Push Notifications bzw. dem Fallback auf Websockets (https://www.kuketz-blog.de/messenger-wechsel-von-signal-zu-molly-unifiedpush-mollysocket-ntfy/)

Vielleicht ist Molly sowie ein selbstgehostetes ntfy.sh oder NextPush in Verbindung mit Nextcloud eine Option? 👇
https://www.c-rieger.de/category/grapheneos/

#grapheneos #mollyim #nextcloud

liebe #grapheneos - community, Signal und Molly nutzen bei mir im Hintergrund sehr viel Akkukapazität, sodass das Handy (ohne aktive Nutzung) innerhalb von wenigen Stunden fast komplett leer ist. Die Apps laufen in einem Profil ohne Google services. Und haben keine Push-Berechtigung. Kennt jemand das Problem und hat eine Lösung dafür?

I have @GrapheneOS since November-December and I love it. However, I used to transfer pictures with a USB cable from my phone to my laptop and I can't lately. I think something changed in one of the last updates. I have a Pixel 7a and I'm a Linux user (LMDE). Can you help me with that? #graphene_os #GrapheneOS
Edit: Solved! The problem was the cable. Thanks for your help 😄

GrapheneOS Private Space Explained. #grapheneOS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G94V5I2xH1E

#SS7 and Diameter Protocol attacks
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1407.6508

https://cape.co/blog?tag=product-features

@linmob

#Lieu #Wyden #Communications #Infrastructure

#Cape should have own proxy servers like #GrapheneOS
and avoid Google Play (even if it is sandboxed)

#SS7 and Diameter Protocol attacks
https://arxiv.org/pdf/1407.6508

https://cape.co/blog?tag=product-features

@linmob

#Lieu #Wyden #Communications #Infrastructure

#Cape should have own proxy servers like #GrapheneOS
and avoid Google Play (even if it is sandboxed)

🔴 Diese Liste von Android-Custom-ROMs enthält eine Auswahl bekannter Custom-ROMs für Smartphones und Tablets, die auf Android basieren.

➡️ Ich selber nutze #eos und #grapheneos 👍

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_von_Android-Custom-ROMs

Heute Morgen konnte ich im Aurora Store noch drei Apps updaten, jetzt komme ich nicht mal mehr rein und bekomme diese Meldung. Weiß jemand, was die bedeutet?

#AuroraStore #GrapheneOS

RE: https://mas.to/@nemo/117178641050177113

it took me six refreshes but it worked. Maybe others need that info too. #aurora #aurorastore #google #degoogle #android #GrapheneOS

Play Store blocks AuroraStore, hurting GrapheneOS users

https://gitlab.com/AuroraOSS/AuroraStore/-/work_items/1566

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49523754

#HackerNews #PlayStore #AuroraStore #GrapheneOS #privacyTech #mobileApps

Gibt es hier jemand, der ein Smartphone mit #grapheneos produktiv nutzt und zufälligerweise die #Üstra #Sprinti App für die #RegionHannover zum Laufen gekriegt hat? Bin mittelmäßig am verzweifeln.

Betrifft eventuell auch andere #öpnv Bereiche, die #Rufbusse der Firma VIA-Transportation am Laufen haben. Scheint die gleiche App zu sein.

Edit: Es scheitert an der SMS-Registrierung:

@RegionHannover

I have reset the previous phone by now, so I think we are done.

Out of this still, there is one more important lesson: in this corner of the fediverse, #grapheneos receives significantly more attention than #duolingo. Well done! 👍

Boah wie blöd. Seit über einen Tag nun schon kann ich keine Apps unter GrapheneOS im Aurora Store aktualisieren. Immer kommt die Meldung das der Server überlastet ist und ich es später noch mal versuchen soll.
#grapheneos #aurorastore

Lilbits: GrapheneOS coming to Moto phones in 2027, Apple launches Mac Mini with M6 and Mac Studio with M5 Ultra, Lenovo launches a handheld for game streaming

Earlier this year we learned that Motorola was working with the folks behind the security-hardened version of Android called GrapheneOS. Now it looks like the fruits of that labor are expected to ripen next year. While Motorola isn’t expected to ship any phones with the operating pre-installed, GrapheneOS plans to add official support for some high-end Motorola smartphones, thanks to help from […]

📱 Motorola va lansa telefoane preinstalate cu GrapheneOS în 2027 – la prețuri mai mari decât seria Pixel!

Publicația Ars Technica raportează despre un parteneriat surprinzător în lumea sistemelor de operare mobile securizate. Motorola intenționează să lanseze în 2027 o serie specială de smartphone-uri care vor rula nativ GrapheneOS, un sistem de operare bazat pe Android axat pe confidențialitate și securitate maximă.

Aceasta marchează o premieră importantă: extinderea oficială a proiectului GrapheneOS dincolo de seria Google Pixel, dar la un cost pe măsură.

✨ Punctele cheie ale anunțului:

🛡️ Alternativă comercială pentru GrapheneOS:
• Istoric, GrapheneOS a putut fi instalat doar pe telefoanele Google Pixel datorită cipului de securitate Titan și posibilității de a bloca bootloader-ul cu chei de criptare personalizate.
• Motorola lucrează la ajustarea hardware-ului propriu pentru a îndeplini cerințele extrem de stricte ale echipei GrapheneOS pe partea de securitate hardware și suport pentru actualizări.

💰 Prețuri peste gama Google Pixel:
• Spre deosebire de modelele standard din seria Moto G sau Edge, noile modele securizate vor fi poziționate pe segmentul premium, având prețuri estimate mai mari decât ale dispozitivelor Google Pixel echivalente.
• Costul suplimentar reflectă adaptările hardware dedicate, testarea riguroasă și suportul software extins de lungă durată.

🔒 Confidențialitate absolută direct din cutie:
• Dispozitivele vor fi livrate complet fără serviciile Google (Google Play Services) preinstalate, dar vor permite utilizarea variantei Sandboxed Google Play pentru compatibilitate cu aplicațiile obișnuite, fără ca Google să poată colecta date la nivel de sistem.

O mișcare îndrăzneață ce aduce sistemele de operare ultra-securizate în ecosistemul hardware al marilor producători de telefoane! 🚀

#Motorola #GrapheneOS #Android #Privacy #CyberSecurity #ArsTechnica #TechNews #MobileTech

A US activist faces felony charges after using GrapheneOS’s duress code to erase his phone during a border search. 🔐
The DOJ alleges the deletion violated a law barring destruction of property to prevent seizure. ⚖️

@GrapheneOS

🔗 https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/activist-charged-with-felony-after-giving-border-agent-duress-code-that-wiped-his-phone/

#TechNews #GrapheneOS #Privacy #DigitalRights #Encryption #OpenSource #Security #FOSS #UserControl #Technology #Mobile #CivilLiberties #Cybersecurity

Privacy apps and Open Source Projects like #Signal #Tuta #proton #Mastodon #GrapheneOS or #CalyxOS operate freely because India completely respects secure tech that follows local laws

But #JackDorsey shows clear double standards and a #Hinduphobic past. Twitter blocked the US President for Capitol Hill but ignored Indian laws during Red Fort riots. Recently at Jantar Mantar, his app #Bitchat was misused offline to spread anti-national threats. Free speech cannot compromise national safety!

Hi @CoMaps.
I’m unable to install CoMaps from Codeberg using Obtainium on GrapheneOS.

Obtainium correctly detects `CoMaps-26080703-main-release.apk`, but the download repeatedly fails because the connection is interrupted. The repository URL and APK filter appear to be correct.

Is this a known issue with the Codeberg release download, or is a different Obtainium configuration required?

#CoMaps #Obtainium #GrapheneOS #Codeberg #OpenSource #Privacy

Gevonden op Sailfish OS forum, interessant alternatief voor Google Wallet om in de gaten te houden, Walt.
https://walt.is/

#walt #wallet #alternative #sailfishos #jolla #eos #grapheneos

Banks and other public services must not become the bottleneck for more and better freedom of mobile choice.

If policy supported Apple and Android for 15 years, it can support more platforms or, better, platform-independent access.

#SailfishOS #UbuntuTouch #NixOS #murena_eos #fairphone #GrapheneOS

https://runarcn.no/android-to-linux

@heiseonline Selbst wenn man Android hätte, stellt sich mir die Frage, ob man für diese App außerdem noch einen Vertrag mit Google haben muß.
Bei der iKFZ-App ist das nämlich so und es wird einem NICHT gesagt! Und so habe ich 5€ für einen nutzlosen QR-Code ausgegeben und mit dieser App und deren "Support" (welcher erstmal eine KI war) mir falsche Antworten gegeben hat, ehe dann doch mal ein richtiger Mensch geantwortet hat, daß man dieses Angebot nur nutzen kann, wenn man einen Vertrag mit Google unter Android geschlossen hat.
#grapheneos #iodeos #eos #customrom
@bmv @BMDS - Ich habe keine Zeit für so einen Scheiß!

Kind reminder: don't forget to make a #donation to the #foss projects you love and use, they need it to pursue their projects ❤️

For me it is:
#grapheneos https://grapheneos.org/donate
#debian #linux https://www.debian.org/donations
#fossify https://www.fossify.org/donate/
#openstreetmap https://supporting.openstreetmap.org/donate/
#comaps https://comaps.app/donate/
#tusky https://opencollective.com/tusky
#breezyweather https://github.com/sponsors/open-meteo
#capyreader https://capyreader.com/donate/
#torbrowser https://donate.torproject.org/
#syncthing https://syncthing.net/donations/b
#davx5 https://www.davx5.com/donate
#tasksorg https://tasks.org/docs/donate/

#Activist charged with felony after giving border agent #DuressCode that wiped his phone

The government says destroying his own data during an airport interrogation was illegal.

Ryan Whitwam – Jul 27, 2026

"In early 2025, Atlanta resident #SamuelTunick was on his way home following a trip abroad. After landing in the US, customs agents demanded access to his Pixel phone, which was running an alternative version of Android called #GrapheneOS. Rather than hand over his data, Tunick used a clever feature of the software to delete everything. Now, he’s facing federal charges.

"The first hearing in this case happened last week, according to The Guardian, during which government attorneys and agents claimed that Tunick was subjected to a standard secondary interrogation at an international airport. During that encounter, agents were 'looking for anything that’s prohibited.' However, Tunick’s legal team alleges he was targeted for his #activism.

"Tunick was involved with a group called #DefendTheAtlanta Forest, which opposed the construction of an enormous law enforcement training facility in the area often known as #CopCity. What Tunick didn’t know, according to his lawyers, was that he’d been placed on a watch list for his actions and that Customs and Border Protection had discussed over email plans to detain him upon his arrival back in the US for 'suspected terrorism activities.'

"During the interrogation, #CBP agents told Tunick they wanted to search his phone for evidence of child sexual abuse, and if he didn’t unlock the device, it would be confiscated. The government has long asserted broad authority to examine and seize electronic devices at the border for virtually any reason. Tunick claims he was never read his rights and requested legal counsel several times, but the requests were denied."

Read more:
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/activist-charged-with-felony-after-giving-border-agent-duress-code-that-wiped-his-phone/

#Fascism #DefundCBP #DefundICE #HomelandInsecurity #USPol #SilencingDissent #StopCopCity #StopCopCitiesEverywhere #DefendTheForest

#Activist charged with felony after giving border agent #DuressCode that wiped his phone

The government says destroying his own data during an airport interrogation was illegal.

Ryan Whitwam – Jul 27, 2026

"In early 2025, Atlanta resident #SamuelTunick was on his way home following a trip abroad. After landing in the US, customs agents demanded access to his Pixel phone, which was running an alternative version of Android called #GrapheneOS. Rather than hand over his data, Tunick used a clever feature of the software to delete everything. Now, he’s facing federal charges.

"The first hearing in this case happened last week, according to The Guardian, during which government attorneys and agents claimed that Tunick was subjected to a standard secondary interrogation at an international airport. During that encounter, agents were 'looking for anything that’s prohibited.' However, Tunick’s legal team alleges he was targeted for his #activism.

"Tunick was involved with a group called #DefendTheAtlanta Forest, which opposed the construction of an enormous law enforcement training facility in the area often known as #CopCity. What Tunick didn’t know, according to his lawyers, was that he’d been placed on a watch list for his actions and that Customs and Border Protection had discussed over email plans to detain him upon his arrival back in the US for 'suspected terrorism activities.'

"During the interrogation, #CBP agents told Tunick they wanted to search his phone for evidence of child sexual abuse, and if he didn’t unlock the device, it would be confiscated. The government has long asserted broad authority to examine and seize electronic devices at the border for virtually any reason. Tunick claims he was never read his rights and requested legal counsel several times, but the requests were denied."

Read more:
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/activist-charged-with-felony-after-giving-border-agent-duress-code-that-wiped-his-phone/

#Fascism #DefundCBP #DefundICE #HomelandInsecurity #USPol #SilencingDissent #StopCopCity #StopCopCitiesEverywhere #DefendTheForest

#Activist charged with felony after giving border agent #DuressCode that wiped his phone

The government says destroying his own data during an airport interrogation was illegal.

Ryan Whitwam – Jul 27, 2026

"In early 2025, Atlanta resident #SamuelTunick was on his way home following a trip abroad. After landing in the US, customs agents demanded access to his Pixel phone, which was running an alternative version of Android called #GrapheneOS. Rather than hand over his data, Tunick used a clever feature of the software to delete everything. Now, he’s facing federal charges.

"The first hearing in this case happened last week, according to The Guardian, during which government attorneys and agents claimed that Tunick was subjected to a standard secondary interrogation at an international airport. During that encounter, agents were 'looking for anything that’s prohibited.' However, Tunick’s legal team alleges he was targeted for his #activism.

"Tunick was involved with a group called #DefendTheAtlanta Forest, which opposed the construction of an enormous law enforcement training facility in the area often known as #CopCity. What Tunick didn’t know, according to his lawyers, was that he’d been placed on a watch list for his actions and that Customs and Border Protection had discussed over email plans to detain him upon his arrival back in the US for 'suspected terrorism activities.'

"During the interrogation, #CBP agents told Tunick they wanted to search his phone for evidence of child sexual abuse, and if he didn’t unlock the device, it would be confiscated. The government has long asserted broad authority to examine and seize electronic devices at the border for virtually any reason. Tunick claims he was never read his rights and requested legal counsel several times, but the requests were denied."

Read more:
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/activist-charged-with-felony-after-giving-border-agent-duress-code-that-wiped-his-phone/

#Fascism #DefundCBP #DefundICE #HomelandInsecurity #USPol #SilencingDissent #StopCopCity #StopCopCitiesEverywhere #DefendTheForest

#Activist charged with felony after giving border agent #DuressCode that wiped his phone

The government says destroying his own data during an airport interrogation was illegal.

Ryan Whitwam – Jul 27, 2026

"In early 2025, Atlanta resident #SamuelTunick was on his way home following a trip abroad. After landing in the US, customs agents demanded access to his Pixel phone, which was running an alternative version of Android called #GrapheneOS. Rather than hand over his data, Tunick used a clever feature of the software to delete everything. Now, he’s facing federal charges.

"The first hearing in this case happened last week, according to The Guardian, during which government attorneys and agents claimed that Tunick was subjected to a standard secondary interrogation at an international airport. During that encounter, agents were 'looking for anything that’s prohibited.' However, Tunick’s legal team alleges he was targeted for his #activism.

"Tunick was involved with a group called #DefendTheAtlanta Forest, which opposed the construction of an enormous law enforcement training facility in the area often known as #CopCity. What Tunick didn’t know, according to his lawyers, was that he’d been placed on a watch list for his actions and that Customs and Border Protection had discussed over email plans to detain him upon his arrival back in the US for 'suspected terrorism activities.'

"During the interrogation, #CBP agents told Tunick they wanted to search his phone for evidence of child sexual abuse, and if he didn’t unlock the device, it would be confiscated. The government has long asserted broad authority to examine and seize electronic devices at the border for virtually any reason. Tunick claims he was never read his rights and requested legal counsel several times, but the requests were denied."

Read more:
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/activist-charged-with-felony-after-giving-border-agent-duress-code-that-wiped-his-phone/

#Fascism #DefundCBP #DefundICE #HomelandInsecurity #USPol #SilencingDissent #StopCopCity #StopCopCitiesEverywhere #DefendTheForest

#Activist charged with felony after giving border agent #DuressCode that wiped his phone

The government says destroying his own data during an airport interrogation was illegal.

Ryan Whitwam – Jul 27, 2026

"In early 2025, Atlanta resident #SamuelTunick was on his way home following a trip abroad. After landing in the US, customs agents demanded access to his Pixel phone, which was running an alternative version of Android called #GrapheneOS. Rather than hand over his data, Tunick used a clever feature of the software to delete everything. Now, he’s facing federal charges.

"The first hearing in this case happened last week, according to The Guardian, during which government attorneys and agents claimed that Tunick was subjected to a standard secondary interrogation at an international airport. During that encounter, agents were 'looking for anything that’s prohibited.' However, Tunick’s legal team alleges he was targeted for his #activism.

"Tunick was involved with a group called #DefendTheAtlanta Forest, which opposed the construction of an enormous law enforcement training facility in the area often known as #CopCity. What Tunick didn’t know, according to his lawyers, was that he’d been placed on a watch list for his actions and that Customs and Border Protection had discussed over email plans to detain him upon his arrival back in the US for 'suspected terrorism activities.'

"During the interrogation, #CBP agents told Tunick they wanted to search his phone for evidence of child sexual abuse, and if he didn’t unlock the device, it would be confiscated. The government has long asserted broad authority to examine and seize electronic devices at the border for virtually any reason. Tunick claims he was never read his rights and requested legal counsel several times, but the requests were denied."

Read more:
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/07/activist-charged-with-felony-after-giving-border-agent-duress-code-that-wiped-his-phone/

#Fascism #DefundCBP #DefundICE #HomelandInsecurity #USPol #SilencingDissent #StopCopCity #StopCopCitiesEverywhere #DefendTheForest

#CopCity #GrapheneOS

"US government targets Cop City protester over phone operating system

Concern over US effort to prosecute Sam Tunick, accused by authorities of wiping his phone using GrapheneOS

The US Department of Justice is attempting to prosecute an Atlanta resident in connection with the movement against the police training center known as Cop City because he had GrapheneOS on his phone, an open-source operating system that enables users to enter a passcode and wipe a phone clean.

The case, which had its first hearing on Monday, centers on a little-known US federal statute that makes it a crime to destroy property in an effort to prevent it from being seized.

Experts said it may be the first time the law has been aimed at the operating system, which works on Google Pixel phones, and expressed concerns about a technology created for privacy and security being used to criminalize protesters.

'It’s concerning – and sends the message that [GrapheneOS] is criminal by default,' said Christophe Boutry, a cybersecurity and surveillance expert. Boutry and Bill Buddington, senior staff technologist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, both said they had not seen a similar case.

The defendant, Sam Tunick, was stopped for interrogation at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport on 24 January last year, after vacationing in the Dominican Republic. Unbeknown to him, federal authorities had put him on a terrorism watchlist because of his alleged association with the movement against Cop City.'

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/23/cop-city-protester-phone

#CopCity #GrapheneOS

"US government targets Cop City protester over phone operating system

Concern over US effort to prosecute Sam Tunick, accused by authorities of wiping his phone using GrapheneOS

The US Department of Justice is attempting to prosecute an Atlanta resident in connection with the movement against the police training center known as Cop City because he had GrapheneOS on his phone, an open-source operating system that enables users to enter a passcode and wipe a phone clean.

The case, which had its first hearing on Monday, centers on a little-known US federal statute that makes it a crime to destroy property in an effort to prevent it from being seized.

Experts said it may be the first time the law has been aimed at the operating system, which works on Google Pixel phones, and expressed concerns about a technology created for privacy and security being used to criminalize protesters.

'It’s concerning – and sends the message that [GrapheneOS] is criminal by default,' said Christophe Boutry, a cybersecurity and surveillance expert. Boutry and Bill Buddington, senior staff technologist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, both said they had not seen a similar case.

The defendant, Sam Tunick, was stopped for interrogation at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport on 24 January last year, after vacationing in the Dominican Republic. Unbeknown to him, federal authorities had put him on a terrorism watchlist because of his alleged association with the movement against Cop City.'

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/23/cop-city-protester-phone

#CopCity #GrapheneOS

"US government targets Cop City protester over phone operating system

Concern over US effort to prosecute Sam Tunick, accused by authorities of wiping his phone using GrapheneOS

The US Department of Justice is attempting to prosecute an Atlanta resident in connection with the movement against the police training center known as Cop City because he had GrapheneOS on his phone, an open-source operating system that enables users to enter a passcode and wipe a phone clean.

The case, which had its first hearing on Monday, centers on a little-known US federal statute that makes it a crime to destroy property in an effort to prevent it from being seized.

Experts said it may be the first time the law has been aimed at the operating system, which works on Google Pixel phones, and expressed concerns about a technology created for privacy and security being used to criminalize protesters.

'It’s concerning – and sends the message that [GrapheneOS] is criminal by default,' said Christophe Boutry, a cybersecurity and surveillance expert. Boutry and Bill Buddington, senior staff technologist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, both said they had not seen a similar case.

The defendant, Sam Tunick, was stopped for interrogation at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport on 24 January last year, after vacationing in the Dominican Republic. Unbeknown to him, federal authorities had put him on a terrorism watchlist because of his alleged association with the movement against Cop City.'

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/23/cop-city-protester-phone

#CopCity #GrapheneOS

"US government targets Cop City protester over phone operating system

Concern over US effort to prosecute Sam Tunick, accused by authorities of wiping his phone using GrapheneOS

The US Department of Justice is attempting to prosecute an Atlanta resident in connection with the movement against the police training center known as Cop City because he had GrapheneOS on his phone, an open-source operating system that enables users to enter a passcode and wipe a phone clean.

The case, which had its first hearing on Monday, centers on a little-known US federal statute that makes it a crime to destroy property in an effort to prevent it from being seized.

Experts said it may be the first time the law has been aimed at the operating system, which works on Google Pixel phones, and expressed concerns about a technology created for privacy and security being used to criminalize protesters.

'It’s concerning – and sends the message that [GrapheneOS] is criminal by default,' said Christophe Boutry, a cybersecurity and surveillance expert. Boutry and Bill Buddington, senior staff technologist at the Electronic Frontier Foundation, both said they had not seen a similar case.

The defendant, Sam Tunick, was stopped for interrogation at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport on 24 January last year, after vacationing in the Dominican Republic. Unbeknown to him, federal authorities had put him on a terrorism watchlist because of his alleged association with the movement against Cop City.'

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/23/cop-city-protester-phone

Protester Charged With Destroying Property After Giving CBP Agents His GrapheneOS ‘Duress’ Mode Passcode

https://web.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/27/protester-charged-with-destroying-property-after-giving-cbp-agents-his-grapheneos-duress-mode-passcode/

Protester Charged With Destroying Property After Giving CBP Agents His GrapheneOS ‘Duress’ Mode Passcode

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/27/protester-charged-with-destroying-property-after-giving-cbp-agents-his-grapheneos-duress-mode-passcode/