Dutch 'idealist' bank ASN blocks non-Google Android, including GrapheneOS
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Story details from Hacker News ↗ · linked article on github.com.
Dutch 'idealist' bank ASN blocks non-Google Android, including GrapheneOS was first seen on Hacker News · Front page on Nov 6, 2026. Since then it has appeared in 38 checks on 1 different day. Its best position was #2 of 30, reached on Nov 6, 18:37 UTC. It dropped off the list after Nov 6, 19:52 UTC.
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SafetyNet was a mistake in general. But banks specifically are among the most obnoxious shitters when it comes to "you aren't allowed to do things except the way we want it". Over and over again you have to contend with bullshit like 120MB APKs full of obfuscated code, root detection, custom firmware detection,…
Dont take the fact that Wero still works for Bunq as an indicator that ASN or any other bank are doing something especially untowards. Given Bunq's abysmal security track record it probably means they just forgot to enforce some policy that Wero requires on mobile devices - no matter how annoying these "no…
I have an refurbished iphone sleeping most of the time in my desk drawer, used only for banking apps. It also make me feel safer not to have always on me the key to all my accounts.
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Not at the moment. It was last on the list on Nov 6, 19:52 UTC, after 1 day of trending.
#2 on Hacker News · Front page, on Nov 6, 18:37 UTC. Trendoday checks this list every 15 minutes.
It was first seen on Nov 6, 2026 and has been on the list on 1 day (38 checks) since.
19 points and 5 comments; submitted by microtonal on Nov 6, 2026.