{"title":"Secure Devices","description":"\u003cp\u003eHardware built for privacy from the ground up, supplied ready to use.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ghostnet-wraith-grapheneos-pre-installed","title":"GhostNet Wraith - GrapheneOS Pre-Installed","description":"\u003cp\u003eYour phone knows where you sleep, who you speak to, what you look at when you can't sleep, and how long you stood outside a particular building last Tuesday. Not because anything went wrong. Because that is the ordinary, documented behaviour of a modern smartphone, on both Android and iOS.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMost people know roughly this and accept it. Not out of indifference, but because the alternative involves flashing a different operating system onto a phone you have just paid for, with a real chance of getting it wrong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Wraith is that job already done. It arrives running GrapheneOS, encrypted, hardened, and configured, with no Google account and nothing reporting back. You turn it on and use it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eLet's deal with refurbished up front\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Wraith is built on a refurbished Google Pixel 9. That is a deliberate choice rather than a compromise, for two reasons.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first is that GrapheneOS only officially supports Pixel hardware, because of the dedicated security chip and the verified boot implementation. Other Android handsets do not match it. This is not a case of picking a phone we liked, it is the hardware the operating system requires.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe second is that a Pixel 9 receives security updates until at least August 2031, seven years from its release, which is the longest support window of any Android device. A device bought today has years of patched life ahead of it, and buying a perfectly good handset second-hand rather than manufacturing a new one is the less wasteful way to get there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEach unit is professionally refurbished to the standard you would expect from a reputable refurbisher: full functional diagnostics across screen, touch, biometrics, cameras, microphone, speakers, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular, buttons, ports and sensors, a clean IMEI, and healthy battery capacity. Cosmetic condition and exact battery figures vary slightly between units, so if you would like the specifics for the device you would be sent, email us and we will tell you before you commit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat GrapheneOS actually does\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGrapheneOS is a privacy and security focused Android built on the Android Open Source Project. It strips out Google's data collection layer and replaces it with a hardened system.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNo Google Play Services running by default.\u003c\/strong\u003e Nothing phoning home in the background, no account required to use the phone.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHardened memory allocator and kernel.\u003c\/strong\u003e Makes whole classes of exploit considerably harder to pull off.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePer-app network and sensor permissions.\u003c\/strong\u003e You can deny an app internet access entirely, which stock Android will not let you do.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVerified boot.\u003c\/strong\u003e The operating system cannot be tampered with without you knowing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFull disk encryption from first boot.\u003c\/strong\u003e Lost or stolen, it is glass and metal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat you give up\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the section most sellers leave out, and it is the reason people regret this kind of purchase. Read it before you buy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContactless payments do not work.\u003c\/strong\u003e Google Pay requires system-level integration that GrapheneOS does not provide. If you tap your phone to pay, you will need to go back to a card.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSome banking apps refuse to run.\u003c\/strong\u003e A number of banks check for a stock operating system and will not start on GrapheneOS. Many work perfectly well. Which is which changes over time, so tell us the banks you use before ordering and we will give you a straight answer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSome apps need sandboxed Google Play.\u003c\/strong\u003e We can install it for you, and it runs contained rather than with system privileges, so you keep most of the benefit. But it is a compromise, and it is worth knowing you are making it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA handful of Google features are gone.\u003c\/strong\u003e Assistant, some smartwatch pairing, and a few conveniences that depend on the Google layer you are deliberately removing.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIf contactless payment or a specific banking app is essential to your day, this is probably not the right phone for you, and we would rather tell you that now than process a return.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eIf you already know GrapheneOS\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThen you know it is free, and that you could flash it yourself in an afternoon. What you are paying for here is sourcing and verifying the hardware, the install and hardening done properly, sandboxed Play configured if you want it, app compatibility checked against your actual requirements before dispatch, and somebody to email when something behaves oddly. If none of that is worth it to you, install it yourself with our blessing. The project deserves the users.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eThis suits you if\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou want a privacy-focused phone without configuring it yourself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou are uneasy about how much your handset reports to its manufacturer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou travel often or handle information that is not only yours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou have looked at GrapheneOS before and found the install process off-putting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou want hardware-level security without losing everyday usability\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecification\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDevice: Google Pixel 9, refurbished\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperating system: GrapheneOS, latest stable release\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecurity updates: until at least August 2031\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEncryption: full disk encryption active from first boot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoogle Play: not installed by default, sandboxed Play available on request at no extra cost\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConfigured by: GhostNet Solutions\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDispatch: within 5 working days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eWarranty, returns and support\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e12-month warranty\u003c\/strong\u003e on the device, in addition to your statutory rights under the Consumer Rights Act 2015, which are not affected by anything on this page.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e30-day returns\u003c\/strong\u003e where the device is unopened or in as-new condition. If it has been used, we may deduct for any reduction in value, and if it has been reset or had its operating system replaced we may deduct the cost of restoring it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEmail support, answered within one working day.\u003c\/strong\u003e Before you order, tell us which apps and banks matter to you and we will check compatibility. After it arrives, email us if anything is behaving strangely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003ePair it with the courses\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe Wraith is the hardware. Using it well is a separate skill, and the GhostNet Cyber Fundamentals series covers it. 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