Post #3670417

2026-07-07 16:51 UTC

Seen a lot of hate for #grapheneos recently. Seen the graphene os account toot a lot, seemingly trying to defend their positionally (I won't comment on whether I think they did a good job or not) I can't seem to find a central thread amongst those who pile on and those who post slop. This is a little concerning as I am in the process of switching over. What's actually going on here? #askfedi #android #privacy

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@Xtreix@infosec.exchange 2026-07-08 11:04

RE: https://grapheneos.social/@GrapheneOS/116353973732143171 @byteback@mastodon.social To better understand the context behind the defamation and attacks against GrapheneOS, need to go back to 2014, when Daniel Micay’s project was called CopperheadOS until 2018 before James Donaldson attempted to steal his project while Donalson was seeking to collaborate with organized crime groups such as Phantom Secure, the project was renamed GrapheneOS in 2019 and will never again be tied to any individual or company in particular. Copperhead’s attacks were taken up by others, starting with Nicholas Merrill, the founder of the Calyx Institute and a former employee of Copperhead company, whose website is a ghost of Daniel Micay’s former project, he was the only founder and developer. Others have also joined the fray, such as Techlore and Louis Rossmann, a member of Kiwi Farms; there is an entire thread on Kiwi Farms mocking and harassing the founder of GrapheneOS. The people attacking GOS by spreading misinformation about it are either paid agents or employees of fake security and privacy products, such as Murena, IodéOS, Braxphone, and two other companies whose names I’ve forgotten; others are trolls, or people who know nothing about the subject but think they do. https://github.com/beerisgood/Mobile_Security#copperheados-warning-scam https://darknetdiaries.com/transcript/146/ https://www.fbi.gov/news/stories/phantom-secure-takedown-031618 https://infosec.exchange/@GrapheneOS@grapheneos.social/116353978326387499 https://discuss.grapheneos.org/d/20165-response-to-dishonest-attacks-on-the-grapheneos-project-by-robert-braxman

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@geos@toot.community 2026-07-07 21:46

@byteback@mastodon.social I am reading the posts and it seems some people are taking exception to donations they have accepted in the past, which it seems they have been public about. A donation from Mullvad seems to have triggered it. They pointed out they accepted the donation 1. Before everyone discovered Mullvad donated to right wing causes, and 2. All donations are accepted with no strings attached, and they show no favor to any donor. I use GrapheneOS and have been very happy with it.

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