
Cops say criminals use a Google Pixel with GrapheneOS – I say that's freedom
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created: July 23, 2025, 1:17 p.m. | updated: July 24, 2025, 12:11 p.m.
Calvin Wankhede / Android AuthorityPolice in Spain have reportedly started profiling people based on their phones; specifically, and surprisingly, those carrying Google Pixel devices.
Law enforcement officials in Catalonia say they associate Pixels with crime because drug traffickers are increasingly turning to these phones.
I have plenty of reasons to use GrapheneOS, and avoiding law enforcement isn’t on the list at all.
However, you can with GrapheneOS because it treats Google apps like any other piece of unknown software.
This means Google apps are forced to run in a sandbox where they have limited access to your data.
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