GrapheneOS is an open source project.
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We need help from people in the Netherlands to get Tweakers to investigate their past story where they were duped by Abdoul Rasnab into believing he founded GrapheneOS. They should take it down and issue a formal retraction. Slop farms including Cybernews are unlikely to do much.
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@GrapheneOS
I'll see if I can nudge a journalist to dive a bit deeper.@Joris He literally spent time in prison which was seemingly because he makes up stories about his crimes. He's a serial fabricator. He did not create GrapheneOS and was not a founder. He made a company selling a proprietary fork of it which he wrongly called GrapheneOS. He now claims he founded it since he made a fork of it wrongly reusing the name. He has never worked for us and yet his LinkedIn claims he's working for GrapheneOS to this day as a business director. It's utter nonsense.
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These journalists seriously need to take a close look at Abdoul Rasnab's website where he claims to be responsible for the 2014 celebrity nude leaks involving iCloud and much more. His claims are clearly false. How is the Dutch media getting duped into repeating his stories?
@GrapheneOS maybe they will react?
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@GrapheneOS heads up, the word “tweaker” in the US means something else, usually referring to an unstable/paranoid/twitchy user of meth
We’d say enthusiast, modder, or power user
@Elizafox @GrapheneOS The use of tweaker in the US specifically for software modification (as opposed to hadware overclockers or general modders) predates its popularity as a reference to drug users ... although it certainly has that connotation now you can still find “tweak tool” references in software today.
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@Elizafox @GrapheneOS The use of tweaker in the US specifically for software modification (as opposed to hadware overclockers or general modders) predates its popularity as a reference to drug users ... although it certainly has that connotation now you can still find “tweak tool” references in software today.
@alerque @GrapheneOS as an American I’d definitely say modding more than tweaking nowadays because of the connotation although I hear “tweaking settings” etc still
That shift has happened in my lifetime too
If I say I’m a tweaker for example…
vs modder
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@TuxOnBike How? LinkedIn allows people to claim anything they want.
@GrapheneOS Maybe LinkedIn removes the false entry if reported:
https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a1338436/ or via the support form: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/solve -
This isn't limited to tech news sites passing themselves off as credible sources. Here's one of the major Dutch news sites publishing his claims:
We've attached some screenshots of claimed achivements on Abdoul's website at https://aquax.nl/.
People have no shame!
Here's scammer Abdoul Rasnab in action.I don't know if this will help, but there's a TV show in the Netherlands that exposes scammers. Who knows? Maybe they can help with this situation:
https://opgelicht.avrotros.nl/
On the show, they expose scammers and collaborate with agencies such as the police and the tax office.Another option is the online help desk: https://www.fraudehelpdesk.nl/
I checked the government website, and they redirect to this address.
They provides all kind of informations on what to do if someone is scammed in the Netherlands. They can refer you to the agency that handles these matters. It's for individuals and businesses. But make sure you do your research, because here in the Netherlands, nonprofit organizations receive a lot of support, and legal services are often free.I imagine the process is complicated.
But have you considered filing a report with the Dutch police and pursuing legal action?
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We need help from people in the Netherlands to get Tweakers to investigate their past story where they were duped by Abdoul Rasnab into believing he founded GrapheneOS. They should take it down and issue a formal retraction. Slop farms including Cybernews are unlikely to do much.
@arjenlubach
misschien interessant veraal over nederlandse scammer voor de show? -
@Joris He's a serial fabricator and many of his claims about it are likely untrue. He's experienced at getting the Dutch media to believe his inaccurate stories including previously duping them into believing he created GrapheneOS. The content on his site claims he was responsible for the 2014 celebrity nude leaks and much more. It's clearly not true and there's nothing ethical about the kind of stuff he's claiming credit for doing. He likely didn't do much or even any of what he claims.
A court rule can create facts for this imposter behaviour. Action for an injunction - called in german "Unterlassungsklage"
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@GrapheneOS Maybe LinkedIn removes the false entry if reported:
https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/answer/a1338436/ or via the support form: https://www.linkedin.com/help/linkedin/solve@TuxOnBike We've tried and they haven't done anything.
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@TuxOnBike We've tried and they haven't done anything.
@GrapheneOS That’s just… I don’t even know. This must be frustrating.
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We need help from people in the Netherlands to get Tweakers to investigate their past story where they were duped by Abdoul Rasnab into believing he founded GrapheneOS. They should take it down and issue a formal retraction. Slop farms including Cybernews are unlikely to do much.
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This isn't limited to tech news sites passing themselves off as credible sources. Here's one of the major Dutch news sites publishing his claims:
We've attached some screenshots of claimed achivements on Abdoul's website at https://aquax.nl/.
Abdoul said he would donate a portion of the money from each device he sold to GrapheneOS but didn't end up providing most of it. Despite that, he later tried to extort us claiming he'd invested money and was owed returns. GrapheneOS isn't a business and has no shareholders.
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Abdoul said he would donate a portion of the money from each device he sold to GrapheneOS but didn't end up providing most of it. Despite that, he later tried to extort us claiming he'd invested money and was owed returns. GrapheneOS isn't a business and has no shareholders.
We allowed him to make a fork and sell devices with it but he thoroughly misrepresented that as being GrapheneOS behind our backs. He took advantage of the language barrier and our lack of awareness about Dutch media along with us being occupied by the attacks from Copperhead.
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We allowed him to make a fork and sell devices with it but he thoroughly misrepresented that as being GrapheneOS behind our backs. He took advantage of the language barrier and our lack of awareness about Dutch media along with us being occupied by the attacks from Copperhead.
He was selling devices by misrepresenting his involvement and was going after other companies selling devices with GrapheneOS based on claiming to have created it. He donated a small portion of the sales to GrapheneOS, but the way he earned it money caused substantial harm to us.
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This isn't limited to tech news sites passing themselves off as credible sources. Here's one of the major Dutch news sites publishing his claims:
We've attached some screenshots of claimed achivements on Abdoul's website at https://aquax.nl/.
@GrapheneOS you know he's lying when it has to say "All Real" in the heading
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@TuxOnBike We've tried and they haven't done anything.
@GrapheneOS @TuxOnBike this seems like an opportunity to leverage your Motorola partnership and have their legal department help you out.
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He was selling devices by misrepresenting his involvement and was going after other companies selling devices with GrapheneOS based on claiming to have created it. He donated a small portion of the sales to GrapheneOS, but the way he earned it money caused substantial harm to us.
We've had to deal with an outrageous amount of nonsense over the years. There are two entirely separate people who have been falsely taking credit for our work for years. This guy getting arrested stopped it from proceeding further. It's hard to know how bad it would have been.
