Comment by HybridStatAnim8
1 hour ago
No, official GrapheneOS is an ideal method to control data. As a part of this, they also provide build documentation for whatever you want to do. It is FOSS, after all.
To be clear, I am NOT advising root access. I am not contradicting myself. I am telling you it is dangerous but still telling you how it can be done in a less terrible way. To withhold that info would be senseless gatekeeping. GrapheneOS supports being built as a userdebug image but that will not stop them from telling you how bad an idea it is to use it on a production device.
GrapheneOS will not be rolling back aspects of the security model. That would be a massive step backwards for privacy and security.
So let me get this straight.
An app developer getting access to send my files to a random server somewhere? That's just a simple permission prompt, no unlock needed.
But me getting access to my own files? That's an absolute no-go. Even with adb and unlock, absolutely impossible
Seriously, you need to explain the difference. Because I don't see how apps being a one-way street (they can access my data, but I can't access theirs) is in any way reasonable.