Cops say criminals use a Google Pixel with GrapheneOS

Re:Cops say criminals use a Google Pixel with GrapheneOS – I... by BolexNOLA on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @11:27AM (#44660295)

That's a very high bar for "state sponsored attack." I'd say the various internet ID verification laws being rolled out qualify as a state sponsored attack on our privacy/individual rights writ large.

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Re:Cops say criminals use a Google Pixel with GrapheneOS – I... by KingOfCoders on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @03:19PM (#44662909)

And that's a very low bar for "state sponsored attack". Essentially everything you disagree with that the state does is a "state sponsored attack." This muddies the waters and when there is a "state sponsored attack" on a group of people, everyone is numb and we're out of words.

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Re:Cops say criminals use a Google Pixel with GrapheneOS – I... by BolexNOLA on Wednesday July 23, 2025 @03:54PM (#44663274)

“Attack” doesn’t exclusively mean physical assault/restraining people. It’s called a “DDoS attack” after all. You’re creating a strict and narrow definition that most of the world does not subscribe to.

If I say “stop attacking me” during a heated argument no one thinks you’re physically assaulting me. That would be ridiculous.

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