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Leaker reveals which Pixels are vulnerable to Cellebrite phone hacking

(arstechnica.com)
446 points akyuu | 2 comments | 30 Oct 25 23:12 UTC | HN request time: 0.436s | source
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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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lucasluitjes ◴[01 Nov 25 10:06 UTC] No.45780503[source]▶
GrapheneOS is basically the Android equivalent of iOS Lockdown mode. Considering how the threat landscape has changed, it would be nice if Google offered this itself. Or became a long-term sponsor of GrapheneOS, seeing how great a job they've been doing.
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1. subscribed ◴[01 Nov 25 13:55 UTC] No.45781676[source]▶
Not really.

iOS in lockdown mode has multiple features disabled (or crippled, depending on how you look at it), while GrapheneOS is just..... secure by design with secure defaults.

https://support.apple.com/en-us/105120

In iPhone also you cannot just turn on/off/adjust these protections one by one, it's all or nothing.

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2. mike_d ◴[02 Nov 25 01:02 UTC] No.45787001[source]▶
> OS in lockdown mode has multiple features disabled [...] while GrapheneOS is just...

...disabling features. Android Auto, Google Pay, enhanced GPS, SafetyNet, push notifications, support for any apps requiring device integrity, etc.

They aren't redesigning and re-implementing these features securely, they are reducing attack surface just like lockdown mode.