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LineageOS weakens SELinux policies.
LineageOS still uses userdebug build. Userdebug builds are primarily development builds that are supposed to be given to closed beta testers hired by a business. These builds are not considered to be secure. Security isn't even a concern as these builds are purely for development purposes.
Verified boot ensures that all executed code comes from a trusted source rather than from an attacker or corruption. Moreover, Verified Boot checks for the correct version of Android with rollback protection which helps to prevent a possible exploit from becoming persistent by ensuring devices only update to newer versions of Android. Verified boot it's not only useful against physical attacks, if a remote attacker has managed to exploit the system and gain high privileges, verified boot would revert their changes upon reboot and ensure that they cannot persist.
Also, rollback protection can be enabled even with bootloader unlocked. However, Lineage doesn't have rollback protection either.
That's not really a good argument. The majority of users have bad habits regarding good security practices, they usually install applications without check the signature, for example. You just assume that users will act in certain way, but in reality you don't know that. It's not real security, it's security through obscurity. The risks are not only theorical, as I explained above.
Doesn't seems so. All the problem I pointed out still remain. Also, they don't add any relevant security or privacy improvement, instead they weaken the security android model.
If you prefer/need/want to use lineageOS then go for it, it's up to you. However, freedom it's not equal to privacy and security.
Hello GrapheneOS propaganda account, nice to meet you. Nice security theater you are fooling everybody with.