Since smartphones were invented, seizing a persons phone and going through their private life on it has become a substitute for real police work.

Of course they will hate it if a particular OS and phone combination make this impossible.

I confess I haven't paid much attention to privacy issues in my laziness and indifference over the years. But as I witness the development of escalating violations of personal space and the invasive seizures of sensitive data by corporations and governments and random script kiddies employed for their demolition skills, I am resolving, here and now, to stop shaking my fist at the clouds and yelling to Get Off My Lawn.

Coincidentally, I just bought an old Pixel on eBay today. Because it had GrapheneOS already installed.

My interest in privacy is growing, but I confess I was mostly motivated by an admiration for the GrapheneOS project... They're really good at what they're doing, and they are swamped with work, and attacked by bots, weirdos and authoritarian speculators.

And, because I want to sport that monochromatic minimalist interface. Maybe I'll come out of my cocoon to pitch in.