> Rossmann's data or himself could be targeted through malicious code pushed via an update, for example. While GOS is opensource and malicious code or exploits could be detected by the community, he himself did not have confidence to audit the source code to make sure it was safe, hence his decision to stop using.

This isn't even possible given how updates on GrapheneOS work. The update client doesn't send identifiers to the update server, and the update server only hosts static files.

Rossmann either doesn't understand this, or he made it up to get more views, or possibly to entertain fellow Kiwi Farms members.

To be honest, I don't think that he didn't understand that he couldn't be targeted. He continued using GrapheneOS for months after the video. As I understand it, it was clear in a few videos months after the initial video was published.

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bernoufakis a day ago | parent [-]

> This isn't even possible given how updates on GrapheneOS work. The update client doesn't send identifiers to the update server, and the update server only hosts static files.

> Rossmann either doesn't understand this, or he made it up to get more views, or possibly to entertain fellow Kiwi Farms members.

Expecting a layman to know that is not reasonable. The argument is not about the GOS updates work in practice. It is about the "perpection", from Rossmann's perspective that the lead dev of the OS is hostile against him. Humans are not purely rational machines, and given the choice of either 1) spend hours auditing source code and updates pipelines (every release ?) and 2) stop using it for critical purpose, the latter is the easier choice, especially for a busy person like him.

> To be honest, I don't think that he didn't understand that he couldn't be targeted. He continued using GrapheneOS for months after the video. As I understand it, it was clear in a few videos months after the initial video was published.

For all we know, he is using it on his secondary device where he has removed what he deems critical. Again, Rossmann NEVER said "don't use Graphene OS", or "Graphene OS lack security" or anything of the sort. If anything, even after that video, he kept recommending GOS whenever he talked about privacy.

His argument is that he did not feel safe knowing using software from a hostile developer; and that he can't be bothered / not qualified to audit the code well enough to make it worth it (which is reasonable if you ask me, and I dare say most people).

Edit: > Rossmann either doesn't understand this Again, I agree with you here. He does not understand. He trusted the developer(s) to know what they are doing, but they broke that trust by being unreasonable, to say the least. He is under no obligation to understand. As for what you stated after that, I won't comment on it as I don't read minds, and pretty sure neither do you.

	▲	other8026 13 hours ago \| parent [-]
		There are a couple of comments in response to my own saying basically the same thing, so I'll do the same... Rossmann shouldn't be excused for making his harassment video about Daniel because he doesn't understand how things work. Anyone who bothers to think about it for a moment would understand that someone who had been swatted 3 times by a crazy person spamming community chat rooms with illegal content would be extremely upset. Someone tried to _murder him_ and was trying to destroy the project, and then this video comes out leaking a private chat, and Rossmann portrays him as crazy? Rossmann knew what was happening and then his first thought was to start recording? How is that justifiable? You confessed you are a Rossmann fan in another comment, but even a fan should be able to see what had gone on here... > Expecting a layman to know that is not reasonable. And you are defending the inaccuracy in his video saying he's afraid of being targeted when it's not even possible, and your excuse for him is that he doesn't understand. There is no excuse for his video in the first place, but to also add this falsehood that he even can be targeted is extremely damaging for a project prioritizing privacy and security. And yet even though I'm sure he knows this now, as far as I know he hasn't retracted what he said. I don't think he cares about accuracy. Among other things, he's a YouTuber and he got views and attention, so I guess he got what he wanted at the expense of someone else during an extremely trying time. I don't think that's justifiable, I think it's scummy. > If anything, even after that video, he kept recommending GOS whenever he talked about privacy. Doesn't excuse what he did.