Post #4623595 · Elektrine

2026-07-29 22:16 UTC

@gabu@social.linux.pizza > everyone's threat model is different The context of the proposals is border security with access to forensics software. > could do the trick for victims of domestic violence Easy to notice it's running GrapheneOS. Features GrapheneOS provides will be widely known and discussed. > against muggers who demand that you unlock your phone People can choose to heavily use Private Spaces which are a very good feature themselves. Android already has a dubious feature for poorly hiding it.

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@gabu@social.linux.pizza 2026-07-29 22:48

@GrapheneOS@grapheneos.social > The context of the proposals is border security with access to forensics software. Okay, but I'm talking about different threat models. Forget about border security for now (while keeping in mind what I said earlier about UX). > Easy to notice it's running GrapheneOS. Features GrapheneOS provides will be widely known and discussed. That depends on your threat model. Some victims of domestic violence, for example, may not have a tech savvy abuser. >> against muggers who demand that you unlock your phone > >People can choose to heavily use Private Spaces which are a very good feature themselves. That only works if you keep everything you'd want to be hidden in case of being under duress inside of private spaces all the time, which is inconvenient. If the feature existed, I would just set a decoy profile, populate it with innocent non-sensitive information and forget about it until the day comes. Develop your OS however you want, but I still think it isn't such a bad idea with proper documentation and UX.

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