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How much privacy will I lose if I switch to e/OS (iusearchlinux.fyi)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I'm currently using GrapheneOS and I quite like it, but I would like to switch to something else. Will I lose much privacy if I switch to e/OS? Can I lock bootloader after flashing it like on GrapheneOS? I'm using Pixel 7 btw

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Were you using the Google espionage services on GOS? If so, you'd likely gain a little privacy because of µG.

Some devices can lock the bootloader but that's not a generally supported feature on /e/OS.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Ah yes, gaining privacy by running microG as root which already has Google code in it instead of running GSF in a sandbox as user.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

µG is not running as root
It does not "already have google code in it". That's an optional, tightly scoped feature with one specific blob that is required to implement the SafetyNet feature in any implementation
I see no reason why you couldn't run µG inside a sandbox too; the differentiating factor for security is the sandbox, not the GMS implementation. Also has nothing to do with privacy as, contrary to the original GMS, µG doesn't spy on you to begin with.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Prize for being overly dramatic!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Seems like the exactly appropriate amount of drama to me!