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( -_-) | 1 days ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Pixel phones allow you to re-lock the bootloader after flashing a new OS.
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agichoote | 22 hours ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 What exactly does it mean ?
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Ryan | 22 hours ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 A locked bootloader on a phone makes it more secure by preventing unauthorized software modifications. It also protects your data. If your phone is lost or stolen, a locked bootloader makes it much harder for a thief to access your personal information. I think pixels are unique in their ability to lock using a custom OS.
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agichoote | 18 hours ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Nice. But that is assuming that google is not putting in backdoors yes ?
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Enki | 18 hours ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Yeah pretty much.
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agichoote | 18 hours ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Do you also have an idea why did people decide it’s a valid assumption?:D
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Troy | 18 hours ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +2 
 I can't figure out the "de-Google by using their hardware" logic either. With SOC tech being cheap, it would be trivial for them to still have ways of snooping. Not to mention the financial benefit.
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whoeverlovesDigit | 17 hours ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag +1 
 Because they don't think much.

I have an article about how fucked up phones are these days -

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Ryan | 15 hours ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 The tools cops use to crack phones don't work on GrapheneOS, that's the main thing I think.

The devs of GrapheneOS have great documentation, a lot of questions could be answered reading that 
https://grapheneos.org/features
They have forums too, if you have more questions. 
https://discuss.grapheneos.org/