<div dir="ltr"><div>Got my Pixel9a (made in Vietnam) on Friday and installed Graphene OS. The cli instructions guide is fairly straight forward. Per the presentation, I set up a different user profile for the few communication apps I used. I seldom use turn by turn navigation so web based google maps via duckduckgo app is good enough.</div><div><br></div><div>Took my new phone for a stroll downtown this morning and left before the fireworks began. My cell provider certainly knows where I went, but Google doesn't have my sensor data.<br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Jun 5, 2025 at 2:46 PM Braddock via SGVLUG <<a href="mailto:sgvlug@sgvlug.net" target="_blank">sgvlug@sgvlug.net</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px"><span>We will meet for dinner and a presentation at IHOP next Thursday, June 12th at</span><div><span>880 S. Arroyo Pkwy, Pasadena, CA.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span>Optional dinner and socializing will begin at 7pm with the presentation </span></div><div><span>starting around 7:45.</span></div><div><br></div><div><span>This month, "John Locke" is presenting:</span></div><div><br></div><div><span><b>Adventures in Graphene OS and Digital Privacy</b></span></div><div><br></div><div><span><i>For the past year I have undertaken an adventure in enhancing my online </i></span></div><div><span><i>privacy. From Graphene OS on my phone, to the use of Crypto for payments, and</i></span></div><div><span><i>secure alternatives for email, browsing, and other services, I will share my</i></span></div><div><span><i>discoveries, tips, and tidbits.</i></span></div><div><br></div><div><span>---</span></div><span></span><br></div>
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