@npub1tva8...2yl5 is being threatened by French authorities for refusing to add backdoors and they're dealing with coordinated attacks in French media right now. They're pulling out of France entirely, moving all their servers, and fighting off a wave of bullshit one-sided reporting that makes them look like they're helping criminals.
They need us to fight back. Support them however you can, whether that's a dollar, sharing their story, pushing back on the garbage news coverage when you see it, or just telling someone you know about what's happening. All of it matters because they're drowning in attacks from governments and media and bad actors who want them gone.
This is the only Android OS that actually makes me feel like privacy isn't just marketing. They fight for us now they need us to fight for them.
The EU is allowing this, governments think they can just threaten developers into compliance, and if we stay quiet we're letting it happen. Show up for them in whatever way you're able to.
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@npub1935p...4n96 @npub1tva8...2yl5 no the EU is NOT allowing this, stop misinforming, it's a move by French authority ALONE
as proof they move some part to germany, and other to canada
@npub1935p...4n96 @npub1tva8...2yl5 France is schizophrenic. They deal with Russia via radioactive waste and they fuck with freedom but they also want to be the hero.
@npub1935p...4n96 @npub1tva8...2yl5 Can you share the source for the alleged threats and the refusal to add backdoors?
@npub1935p...4n96 @npub1tva8...2yl5 I feel very safe running a Fairphone 6 on e/OS/, a french OS, right now. that's just wonderful.
[TONE INDICATOR: Sarcasm, I don't feel safe at all]
@npub1935p...4n96 @npub1tva8...2yl5 They're also doing a bot campaign on fediverse platforms trying to say the Graphene guy is just going crazy https://midwest.social/post/39320422. Vigilance, people!
@npub1935p...4n96 @npub1tva8...2yl5 Certified baguette here; I just checked, because I was really surprised that this was happening, and it looks like it's right-wing leaning journals that are doing this... So I'd chalk this up to the usual fearmongering, and not something widespread (e.g. Le Monde hasn't written anything about it, and they're IMO far more grounded and diligent).
Here's an article on a (small) French tech site, noting the altercation before pointing out that @npub1tva8...2yl5 went on conspiratory-like afterwards... I side with the final paragraph, stating more or less that we're all trying our best, and bashing each other's gonna lead somewhere.
"*Le Parisien* calls GrapheneOS a secret trump card for drug dealers, devs are miffed"
PS: I happen to type this from a iodรฉOS phone, because I decided to buy a Fairphone out of ethical reasons, and thus GrapheneOS was a non-starter. Consider that this kind of reasoning might be at play for why they're receiving government funding and not you, not just conspiracies?
Le Parisien qualifie GrapheneOS de "botte secrรจte des narcotrafiquants", les devs n'apprรฉcient pas - LinuxFr.org
Le Parisien qualifie GrapheneOS de "botte secrรจte des narcotrafiquants", les devs n'apprรฉcient pas
@npub1935p...4n96 @npub1tva8...2yl5 what does "being threatened" mean? They sent an email and asked friendly? Coordinated media attacks also sounds weird for a single story (that as usual appears in various outlets). Almost as if the GrapheneOS marketing person (as usual) puts things out of proportion for publicity...