How good is /e/ privacy based LineageOS fork?

[yozul@beehaw.org]

Well, it's certainly true that it varies by where you are, but I'm pretty sure Graphene isn't going to protect you from an APC any better than /e/OS, and the county sheriff where I live wouldn't know a stingray from an Xbox, but maybe I just live too far out into the middle of nowhere to be typical.

[asudox@lemmy.asudox.dev]

iOS second? What a joke.

[daytonah@lemmy.ml]

What phone do you want to flash on? Is it in this list? https://doc.e.foundation/devices

[tuxenthusiast@sopuli.xyz]

Does your phone support anything else? LOS, Calyx, etc

Nein

[sitd@lemy.lol]

root allows system-wide adblocking. thus more privacy, not less privacy

[psyhackological@lemmy.ml]

Yeah I would put it #1.

::: spoiler Why?
When a mobile hardware is only from Apple.
:::

[imprint9816@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Root also adds massive attack surface which easily outweighs those benefits. Not to mention non rooted DNS solutions provide a similar benefit.

[imprint9816@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Sorry its true.

[asudox@lemmy.asudox.dev]

I'm pretty sure you implied that the ranking was based on security and privacy. I don't see the privacy benefits of using iOS over a custom privacy OS.

[spider89@lemm.ee]

Security != Privacy

[imprint9816@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

That's idiotic. Your data being insecure is inherently not private.

[imprint9816@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Do your research then. I'm not here to hand hold you through this.

Privacyguides.org is a great place to start for beginners.

Their forum is a much more informed community then what you will find here or god forbid r/privacy

[sitd@lemy.lol]

Windows is rooted by design, and that's completely fine by everyone and their dog

[imprint9816@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Lol nobody is calling windows secure or private. Nobody even mentioned it.

[chemicalwonka@discuss.tchncs.de]

/e/ greatly reduces security vs. AOSP via added attack surface, weakened security model and slow patches.

https://eylenburg.github.io/android_comparison.htm

https://privsec.dev/posts/android/choosing-your-android-based-operating-system/

[luffy879@lemmy.ml]

Thats still better than using /e/. Just download the one without MicroG

[skarn@discuss.tchncs.de]

That seems like an overly black and white position over something that can be either quite valid or entirely nonsense depending on the situation and/or threat model.

[skarn@discuss.tchncs.de]

I have read this several times, and still have no clue what you're trying to say.

[imprint9816@lemmy.dbzer0.com]

Something's are just more secure and private then others. That's just a fact.

Now whether your threat model requires it, is can be much less black and white.

[skarn@discuss.tchncs.de]

GrapheneOS wins, but whether iOS is more private than CalyxOS or /e/OS I think is very gray, and depends on the threat model, and on most devices they are going to be a significant improvement in privacy, and often security, over stock Android.

Since my threat model includes mainly surveillance capitalism (and no evil maids or targeted attacks) I don't particularly feel like trusting a big tech that's running their own targeted advertisement system.