Google made the Pixel 9 series even more secure than its predecessors by implementing changes to the baseband.
    • Lucy :3English
      30·
      3 months ago

      But security ≠ privacy. So if you want to give all your data away, just not directly but through google, it’s perfect.

      Or you could use graphene.

      • scorp@lemmy.mlEnglish
        33·
        3 months ago

        will using a custom ROM not break the security of the device as designed by Google? or will relocking the bootloader be enough?

        • einkornEnglish
          7·
          3 months ago

          As designed by Google? Yes. Does it break security in general? No. I am not deep into Android security, but AFAIK the main issue with custom ROMs is the open bootloader, which Graphene does not have.

          • ozymandias117@lemmy.worldEnglish
            5·
            3 months ago

            All of the security features mentioned in the article even started from work done by GrapheneOS - they’re simply upstreamed now

        • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
          4·
          3 months ago

          I haven’t seen any security problems unique to custom ROMs, especially if you relock the bootloader. The biggest issue is that you can lose device integrity or safetynet checks, which means you may not be able to use some apps, like banking.