Security & Privacy Hardened Desktop OS Based on ChromiumOS

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So for those informed, ChromiumOS follows a similar development model to AOSP:

ChromiumOS (open source) –> Development –> ChromeOS (closed source) –> Public Release

ChromeOS is known for being quite secure (among security researchers, at least) despite desktop security being fundamentally broken. It takes a more mobile-based approach to security to accomplish this. Privacy is still a major concern, however.

A desktop OS that is private, secure, and useful on a wide variety of hardware would definitely become a popular choice.

A project of this type would require using the Linux kernel, at least initially. I understand that the GrapheneOS developers want to move away from this. It would also require some reliance on GNU software.

I know that the GrapheneOS developers are very busy, so I’m just offering this as a suggestion.

Here are some possible features:

  • Hardened memory allocator

  • Stronger full-disk encryption

  • A stronger verified boot chain

  • Play Store compatibility layer

  • Wi-Fi Privacy

  • Removal of telemetry & included Google apps

  • Kernel hardening

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