Loving Graphene, thanks for the tips! Any downsides to having your main profile as your sandboxed Google play one? Someone else told me to leave the main profile stock and install everything else on separate profiles.
Also, what do you do for cell service and your SIM? I’ve seen some no-KYC services, but wondering if it’s worth the trouble.
A common theme with #GrapheneOS folks is that they make their setup to complex and end up hating using it.
I like the basic "public" vs "private" profile setup that I lay out above.
I use a SIM (Mint Mobile) and a couple eSIMs (Tello, Silent Link) which require sandboxed GP. I set those up on my public profile.
Instead of leaving the main one stock, put all your normie usage in there so if you are forced to give it up, the usage looks convincing.
The private profile gives YOU the choice to say "Fuck You I Lost It" -Saylor.
Instead of maximizing security, aim to balance practicality and privacy, instead.
Nice I think I’ll keep it simple like that. Thanks! What’s the benefit of multiple SIMs?
Depends on your situation.
For me:
SIM - always a local phone number to use IRL
Tello eSIM - I use Tello to keep previous IRL phone numbers around
Silent Link eSIM - international internet without KYC.
Payed SMS services - for registering NoKYC handles online (like with Twitter).
So can I use both a physical sim with a new number and an eSIM with my old number at the same time?
The maintenance cost across user and profiles cannot be understated. It's similar to the cost of maintaining a complex #Bitcoin multisig where you have to manage a node, interfacing computer, and firmware on many devices. Don't underestimate how much friction that adds.
Said GN an hour ago but had to give a shout out here. Simple and elegant. I’ve been rocking graphene single profile with no sim for a few months getting used to it. About to through a sim in and like this approach.
The google play requirement for installing a SIM is the obligatory CIA/NSA touch point.
Maybe my next phone I’ll try to stay completely locked down. But at this point it would be an improvement for me just to break away from the Apple system. Still need a functioning phone.
The goal isn't to hide from the NSA, but to box out corporate surveillance and become sovereign within the civilian realm.
Folks running from government have an entirely different threat model that requires hardware isolation and, likely, no SIM/eSIM usage at all.
The NSA won't use their remote capabilities unless you become targeted. But unfortunately that likelihood goes up every day as the line between civilian and insurgent is a database entry. That targeting scales with AI. I know options are limited but the threat needs to be acknowledged and builders need to keep working on solutions.
In which pod he said that? I can't find it anymore .. but I know it must be recently..
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