I was all ready to buy my brand new pixel 8a unfortunately I’m bummed I missed the sale by one day. I do not want to spend over $500 for a phone. I know y’all said refurbished is bad. I don’t understand how it would make a difference if I’ll be putting grapheneOS on it. Doesn’t putting a different o…

Hey Average_Joe, While that might be a threat that can be conceived, you are missing out on a key component of decision-making here – namely, threat modelling and risk assessment. To put it bluntly, you’re just posting FUD based on unrealistic threats that basically no one posting on privacy guides…

I’d say refurbished is better, you get the same phone but Google doesn’t get any money from you :slight_smile: And you’ve got to trust the hardware anyway. If you think the seller has put some hardware backdoor in (that can still somehow call home after you install GrapheneOS) you might as well be …

No I’m not afraid, lol. Since my privacy journey began all I’ve heard on pg is that refurbished was bad. That’s why my original post asked if it was still bad if I changed the os. It went on sale today for $379 so I’ll be getting a new pixel 8a. I’m still putting grapheneos on it. Newbie I still ha…

[image] pinkandwhite: Hey Average_Joe, While that might be a threat that can be conceived, you are missing out on a key component of decision-making here – namely, threat modelling and risk assessment. To put it bluntly, you’re just posting FUD based on unrealistic threats that basically no one…

[image] Average_Joe: it’s not worth risking saving a few dollars buying an intimate device when you’re risking your user privacy with that intimate device. The chance of someone modifying a whole batch of refurb phones to achieve ??? is lower than e.g., state actors breaching carriers/ISPs to…

Personally I dont buy used ones for anything I touch with bare skin daily, be it phones, clothes, shoes, keyboards, its not for security reasons, but from hygiene and psychological perspective. But you can definitely disinfect whatever you buy when it arrives. Speaking of security risks for buying …

https://9to5google.com/2024/10/28/google-pixel-certified-refurbished/

Personally, If I am buying used I am going to places like r/hardwareswap and just having the seller prove that they can access OEM unlock on the phone. Its still around ~$100 more expensive per model buying a refurb from Google, then it is from a 2nd market. Not concerned about security issues if I …

Well unfortunately when I have the rest of the money in about 2 weeks, I’m buying a brand new pixel 8 pro not for $1000 though for around $750. The reason is I’ve been getting the same sentiment from all sellers as this when I ask if the bootloader is unlocked “Unfortunately due to large stock, we …

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anon48875053 October 14, 2024, 10:51am 16

After reading this reply and this one: Why Samsung phones are considered (by some) more secure than the other stock androids? - #75 by Average_Joe

I can see that your risk assesment is completely out of whack.

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