Hi everyone,

Between Google Play Integrity API lockdowns, Apple App Attest, and upcoming eID/age-verification mandates, alternative and privacy-focused operating systems (like GrapheneOS, LineageOS, and Linux on mobile) are being systematically locked out of banking, public portals, and everyday apps.

Rather than watching vendor lock-in get worse, I am organizing a European Citizens' Initiative (ECI) working title: "My Device, My OS" to push binding EU legislation for Device Neutrality and Open Attestation.

What we aim to achieve:

  • Mandate Open Attestation Standards: Require services operating in the EU to support open, vendor-neutral hardware attestation rather than relying exclusively on proprietary gatekeeper APIs (Google/Apple).
  • Ban Device/OS Discrimination: Prevent public services, digital ID wallets, and essential commercial apps from arbitrarily blocking users solely for running independent or de-Googled operating systems.
  • Protect Hardware Sovereignty: Enshrine the legal right of consumers to install and run the operating system of their choice without losing access to the digital single market.

Join the Matrix room to discuss, collaborate on the draft, and coordinate next steps:
๐Ÿ‘‰ #my-device-my-os:pollorebozado.com

Feedback, technical insights, and EU organizers are all welcome!

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[โ€“] 20 points 1 day ago (2 children)

How about no hardware attestation at all?

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  • [โ€“] 9 points 1 day ago

    I would second this. Unfortunately the EU legislators would not. For now, open non-discriminatory attestation is the best we can realistically hope for. With work and effort, we can get to a place where non corrupt politicians get enough power to dislodge the corpo authoritarian interests enough that we get actually sensible laws.

    And even that is a very far cry from what I actually want.

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  • [โ€“] 27 points 1 day ago

    Thank you for the initiative. I look forward to see the concrete actions.

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  • [โ€“] 10 points 1 day ago

    Good luck, hope it passes

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  • [โ€“] 6 points 1 day ago

    Maybe Louis Rossmann can help in some way

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  • [โ€“] 4 points 1 day ago

    Where will you post updates?

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 1 day ago

    Thank you for your work, let's keep our freedom and rights!

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  • can fulu join in as well i think they can help

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