> But he didn't. It's clear in his later videos that he was still using Graphene OS, I believe even for months after the video.
Emphasis on "seemed to have stopped using it as his main device". For all we know, he kept it as secondary device (its just that good) after removing anything he deemed critical.
Again, he never said "don't use GOS", or "GOS is not secure".
He said he was did not feel safe enough because of the hostility from the lead dev.
> People who are familiar with how GrapheneOS updates work wouldn't agree. No identifiers are sent to the update server, so targeted updates aren't possible that way. Also, update servers only host static files. If Rossmann was really that worried, all he'd have to do is use a VPN. But that was all just a huge dramatic act so his video would get more views, and possibly to entertain his fellow Kiwi Farms members.
Does it matter ? Rossmann is a layman when it comes to software.
What he perceives is that "lead GOS dev is hostile against me and has essentially full control over the project".
First, he is under no obligation to spend hours learning how GOS updates work and audit the code every release, whether or not some identifier is being tracked or not (and by the way, you can still get identified and tracked even if you use a VPN).
The damage was done once that lead GOS dev persist in toxic behavior, for the lack of a better word.
> But that was all just a huge dramatic act so his video would get more views, and possibly to entertain his fellow Kiwi Farms members.
Unsubstantiated claims. We cannot read his mind, and I have yet to see any evidence that would support these.
Emphasis on "seemed to have stopped using it as his main device". For all we know, he kept it as secondary device (its just that good) after removing anything he deemed critical. Again, he never said "don't use GOS", or "GOS is not secure". He said he was did not feel safe enough because of the hostility from the lead dev.
> People who are familiar with how GrapheneOS updates work wouldn't agree. No identifiers are sent to the update server, so targeted updates aren't possible that way. Also, update servers only host static files. If Rossmann was really that worried, all he'd have to do is use a VPN. But that was all just a huge dramatic act so his video would get more views, and possibly to entertain his fellow Kiwi Farms members.
Does it matter ? Rossmann is a layman when it comes to software. What he perceives is that "lead GOS dev is hostile against me and has essentially full control over the project". First, he is under no obligation to spend hours learning how GOS updates work and audit the code every release, whether or not some identifier is being tracked or not (and by the way, you can still get identified and tracked even if you use a VPN). The damage was done once that lead GOS dev persist in toxic behavior, for the lack of a better word.
> But that was all just a huge dramatic act so his video would get more views, and possibly to entertain his fellow Kiwi Farms members.
Unsubstantiated claims. We cannot read his mind, and I have yet to see any evidence that would support these.