Cops in this country think everyone using a Google Pixel must be a drug dealer (Updated)
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Pixel phones are criminals' top pick in Spain's Catalonia for their strong security and mod-friendly design.

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

  • Default Username@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Because no new Pixel has come out yet, so they were likely able to adapt the A15 code. Once the Pixel 10 series comes out, it will be more difficult.

    • bezmuth@scribe.disroot.orgEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Google is still required to publish kernel sources, some of the higher level android code might be tricky but I’m not sure if the GOS team have said anything yet.

        • bezmuth@scribe.disroot.orgEnglish
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          2 days ago

          AOSP is still open source, it’s just the source code is no longer released continuously and the reference device has changed from the pixels to a virtual device.