GrapheneOS exits French servers, cloud host over security

GrapheneOS exits French servers and French cloud provider over security concerns

The open source privacy project said France expects backdoors that are impossible to create.

Noah Bovenizer

Nov 26, 2025 - 3 min read

Updated at 11:20 a.m. on November 27, 2025, to include commentary from GrapheneOS.

Security-focussed mobile platform GrapheneOS said it has pulled its services from French servers and is migrating off the French cloud provider OVHCloud, claiming the country expects government-mandated backdoors.

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