GrapheneOS
MembersFairphone 6+ Is Repairable. Is It Private and Secure?
Americans have been buying the Fairphone for a reason Fairphone never advertised. It's time to see whether the phone agrees.
Revolut Blocks GrapheneOS Users From Logging Into Its App
GrapheneOS accuses Revolut of enforcing Google Play licensing under a security label, blocking de-Googled phones.
MembersBorder Phone Security: What Works and What Backfires
What actually protects a phone at a border: encryption, BFU state, and preparation, not last-minute wiping.
GrapheneOS Wipe at Airport Leads to Federal Charge in Atlanta
Border search law, Fifth Amendment claims, and Cop City politics collide in an Atlanta federal court case.
Volkswagen Punishes the Phones That Trust Google Least
The same company that leaked the parking spots of 800,000 cars last year now says privacy-focused GrapheneOS phones aren’t trustworthy enough for its app.
MembersThe Web Is Splitting Into Approved and Unapproved Humans
Google asked permission to gate the open web in 2023, got rejected, and just shipped the same thing as a product update nobody voted on.
Google Broke reCAPTCHA for De-Googled Android Users
The company that decides whether you’re a bot now also requires you run its software to prove otherwise.
GrapheneOS Defies Age Verification Surveillance Pressure
GrapheneOS is doing what Apple and Google won’t: treating market access as a worthwhile price for not building a government ID layer into your phone.
MembersThe Privacy Phone Is Going Mainstream: The Deal That Could Change De-Googled Phones Forever
For the first time, the most hardened mobile OS in existence has a manufacturer behind it with genuine reach in all major markets.
GrapheneOS Quits France, Citing Unsafe Climate for Open Source Tech
The exit marks a rebuke of Europe’s tightening grip on freedom tech.
GrapheneOS Plans Partnership with Major Android OEM to Expand Beyond Google Pixel Devices
A privacy-first Android is finally stepping outside Google’s hardware shadow.
MembersWhen Locking Down Your Phone Unlocks Police Suspicion
Every private smartphone owner isn’t a cartel kingpin, but in the upside‑down privacy panic, your phone’s OS can be treated as suspicious.