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Why do people use GrapheneOS? It requires you giving Google a bunch of money first (Pixel phone) (kbin.social)
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Why give money to the people that develop surveillance tech? Isn't that the opposite of fostering privacy alternatives?

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[–] FutileRecipe@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

I use it for the security as it is easily the most secure OS on the most secure phone. It also gets very timely updates.

And me (or thousands of people) not buying a Pixel won't exactly cripple the behemoth, or even make a dent in the bottom line. From what I remember, their hardware department is not where they make a lot of money.