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Feds in Catalonia, Spain think everyone using a Google Pixel must be a drug dealer (www.androidauthority.com)
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TLDR: Drug dealers in Catalonia have started to adopt GrapheneOS en masse leading to Catalan police suspecting anyone with a Google Pixel is a drug dealer

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I paid $350 or so for my Pixel 8 refurb. New wasn't that much more.

And yeah, the Pixel is fine without a different ROM, I just like what GrapheneOS offers, so I specifically bought it instead of an alternative.