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Leaker reveals which Pixels are vulnerable to Cellebrite phone hacking

(arstechnica.com)
446 points akyuu | 7 comments | 30 Oct 25 23:12 UTC | HN request time: 1.105s | source | bottom
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derbOac ◴[30 Oct 25 23:39 UTC] No.45766747[source]▶
They couldn't answer the question most on my mind: "We’ve reached out to Google to inquire about why a custom ROM created by volunteers is more resistant to industrial phone hacking than the official Pixel OS. We’ll update this article if Google has anything to say."
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tranq_cassowary ◴[01 Nov 25 03:40 UTC] No.45779079[source]▶
GrapheneOS isn't made by volunteers. They have a team of around 10 paid developers. They are a nonprofit foundation that receives donations and uses those to pay developers, infrastructure etc.

Ars Technica has update its article to rectify that mistake. It doesn't mention that anymore.

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isodev ◴[01 Nov 25 08:07 UTC] No.45779993[source]▶
It’s still a valid question. We have this huge corporation that’s doing so many things, constantly lobbying for policy, obscene revenue all while people are exploiting the apk out of their OS.

In fact, looking at the news this week, the same question applies to Microsoft and Apple as well. Are they too big and distracted to care about security?

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1. saagarjha ◴[01 Nov 25 11:08 UTC] No.45780770[source]▶
No, it's just that the user will not put up with a system like GrapheneOS.
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2. Sanzig ◴[01 Nov 25 13:24 UTC] No.45781461[source]▶
How so? Graphene is perfectly useable for a non-technical user. And once you install Play Store, it's almost indistinguishable UX-wise from any other Android phone.
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3. udev4096 ◴[01 Nov 25 17:46 UTC] No.45783657[source]▶
Put up what exactly? You think privacy and security is readily available to everyone who just desires so? If by "put up", you mean not even putting normal efforts, then sure. That user, along with you, fully deserves to get tracked, profiled and fingerprinted to the maximum extent of mass surveillance
4. udev4096 ◴[01 Nov 25 17:48 UTC] No.45783678[source]▶
He's a fucking ignorant normie. He has never even tried to install GOS because if he did, he would know how almost identical the experience is with Android and there are no privileged google processes running on your phone which not only hog the resources but sends every single bit of information about your whole life
5. kube-system ◴[01 Nov 25 19:48 UTC] No.45784717[source]▶
“Install an OS on your phone” is nonsensical to 99.99% of users. You’re in a tech bubble.
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6. Sanzig ◴[01 Nov 25 22:14 UTC] No.45785924{3}[source]▶
I'm not talking about installation. I'm talking about using the OS once it's installed.
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7. kube-system ◴[02 Nov 25 02:22 UTC] No.45787381{4}[source]▶
It’s a distinction without a difference when Graphene is installed by zero OEMs.