Welcome to Purism, a different type of technology company. We believe you should have technology that does not spy on you. We believe you should have complete control over your digital life. We advocate for personal privacy, cyber security, and individual freedoms. We sell hardwa … | Continue reading
I attended a session titled “AI and Privacy” yesterday and was under the impression that the discussion was going to be about AI the threat to privacy. Although the subject matter was addressed by the panel somewhat, the discussion seemed to be more focused on how an alarm compan … | Continue reading
Welcome to Purism, a different type of technology company. We believe you should have technology that does not spy on you. We believe you should have complete control over your digital life. We advocate for personal privacy, cyber security, and individual freedoms. We sell hardwa … | Continue reading
Welcome to Purism, a different type of technology company. We believe you should have technology that does not spy on you. We believe you should have complete control over your digital life. We advocate for personal privacy, cyber security, and individual freedoms. We sell hardwa … | Continue reading
Welcome to Purism, a different type of technology company. We believe you should have technology that does not spy on you. We believe you should have complete control over your digital life. We advocate for personal privacy, cyber security, and individual freedoms. We sell hardwa … | Continue reading
Welcome to Purism, a different type of technology company. We believe you should have technology that does not spy on you. We believe you should have complete control over your digital life. We advocate for personal privacy, cyber security, and individual freedoms. We sell hardwa … | Continue reading
We are happy to announce the Librem 5 + Librem AweSIM cellular service bundle and payment plan starting at $99/mo (4GB Data), or $129/mo (10GB Data), or $169/mo (Unlimited Data), Customers are now able to buy a Librem 5 bundled with any of the three available Librem AweSIM cellul … | Continue reading
Welcome to Purism, a different type of technology company. We believe you should have technology that does not spy on you. We believe you should have complete control over your digital life. We advocate for personal privacy, cyber security, and individual freedoms. We sell hardwa … | Continue reading
Welcome to Purism, a different type of technology company. We believe you should have technology that does not spy on you. We believe you should have complete control over your digital life. We advocate for personal privacy, cyber security, and individual freedoms. We sell hardwa … | Continue reading
Surveillance capitalism is predatory data mining typically via addictive and harmful sites and applications with social validation feedback loops/intermittent variable rewards along with manipulative targeted advertising based on one’s personal identity and gathered preferences. … | Continue reading
In fewer than 48 Hours after launching our first public offering on StartEngine, we have crossed the $100,000.00 mark. At Purism, we’re not just building technology; we’re cultivating a movement. Our top-tier computers, phones, and services are designed so you are in control of y … | Continue reading
SF, CA, US – Purism is excited to announce its first public offering of shares on StartEngine, with a minimum investment of $500.00. Invest Now Thanks to Regulation CF, Purism is able to offer to the public the first opportunity to own a piece of Purism via the StartEngine platfo … | Continue reading
For those who like servicing their devices themselves, we are now selling a screen replacement for the Librem 5 Evergreen, Librem 5 USA and Liberty Phone. Instructions on how to replace the screen can be found in the documentation. If you have a device with a broken screen and do … | Continue reading
Purism and Orpheum Films are pleased to announce their collaboration on the upcoming feature film ‘Legionario‘ in development. The main character, played by Sebastian Eslava, has the story’s inciting event occur with an impactful call on his Liberty Phone, which gets the story un … | Continue reading
Unlike an Android or IOS phone, the Librem 5 and Liberty Phones are easily scriptable. You can bend your phone software to your will in a variety of programming languages. In this Easy App Development blog, we’ll cover making a text-forwarding system. Elements covered here can be … | Continue reading
It’s not just the Librem 5’s or The Liberty Phone hardware that’s modular. The OS itself is incredibly modular and fully editable to your will. Our defaults and preinstalled apps are well thought out and secure, but it’s just our suggestion of software to use, not a requirement b … | Continue reading
Sometimes I am asked why I don’t have an instagram, facebook, snapchat, tiktok, google, or X account (fun fact x.com is one of the few single letter domains ever granted–a not often reported on fact). The reason I originally refused to ever sign up for these centralized services … | Continue reading
The Recent ext4 Data Corruption Bug A few days ago an ext4 filesystem bug in stable kernels was found in stable kernels that can corrupt data. Such a bug in a filesystem is one of the worst one can imagine. Nobody likes losing data. Ext4 is also very widely used; it’s the default … | Continue reading
It’s time to report on code flowing upstream again: Following up on our report for Linux 6.2, 6.3 and 6.4 this summarizes the progress on mainline support for the Librem 5 phone and its development kit during the 6.5, 6.6 and 6.7 development cycles. hardware description updates I … | Continue reading
I make lots of typos so I need computers to correct those for me as much as possible. That especially showed when leaving my laptop at home more only picking the up the Librem 5. Longer texts would just end in a catastrophe. That needed to change and hence I added completion supp … | Continue reading
As a professional security advisor, I am always asked what smartphone, OS, and apps provide the best security. The answer to this question is simple yet complicated, and my answer is The Liberty or Librem 5 smartphones running PureOS by Purism. To understand why Purism smartphone … | Continue reading
Phones aren’t built to protect the end user, though it might they should be because they are part of everyday life. Most modern phones are actually built with the idea of exploiting the end user by analyzing and categorizing you and then selling who you are to others. This is cal … | Continue reading
LogoFAIL: Subverting UEFI Secure Boot The Binarly Research Team recently presented LogoFAIL, a new exploit defeating UEFI Secure Boot. In short, an attacker with access to the hard disk of a UEFI system could gain firmware-level control over the computer, even on a device using U … | Continue reading
There is a good reason why Purism does not require PureOS end users to click “I Agree” to accept intrusive terms of use that give up all control to either Google (for Android) or Apple (for iOS). When you buy a smartphone manufactured by Purism, such as the Liberty Phone (with Ma … | Continue reading
Take Control Purism makes products that put you, the customer, in control. Generally, Librem devices are easy to disassemble for access to their internals. For the Librem 11, our focus in the first iteration is on the interior components rather than the chassis itself, which mean … | Continue reading
At Purism, we are dedicated to bringing tech manufacturing to the States in a meaningful way. As CNBC properly states it, Purism is the only US manufacturer creating tech like our Librem 5 and Liberty smartphones. The Liberty phone has all the electronics manufactured in the Unit … | Continue reading
Last year, I got the idea of showcasing the power of the Librem 14 by making a professional quality commercial video of it. This video would be made entirely with the Librem 14 itself. It would include everything that I love doing, which is 3D animations, 2D (hand drawn) animatio … | Continue reading
This past September Purism reached a milestone thought to be unreachable within the tech industry, completing and delivering a phone (the Librem 5) and operating system (PureOS) that is not Android nor iOS. After reaching this monumental achievement, we are extending the celebrat … | Continue reading
Smartphones, tablet PCs, laptop PCs, or servers supported by PureOS, from Purism, do not require the Purism customer to click on “I Agree” to accept intrusive terms of service (the ones that expose the customer to predatory surveillance practices to the customer). As a matter of … | Continue reading
Think back to your last cellphone setup. One of the first things you do is accept a bunch of End User License Agreements. It begs the question, why do you need terms of use for a device you purchased? Shouldn’t you own and control what is done with your device, not the device man … | Continue reading
New orders of Librem 14 and Librem Mini v2 are now shipping with Intel AX200 Wi-Fi and Bluetooth cards, replacing the Qualcomm Atheros AR9xxx series. Like the Librem 11‘s integrated AX201, the device firmware is provided by the PureBoot Firmware Blob Jail. We made this decision w … | Continue reading
Librem 5 Holiday Sale is Here. Save $350 on the Librem 5 Smartphone While Regaining Control of Your Privacy and Security. The Librem 5 Smartphone is supported by PureOS and secure apps that support no surveillance or data mining business practices. As a matter of fact, you do not … | Continue reading
We all have clicked on “I Agree” without reading the fine print when it comes to the collective terms of service that support operating systems, apps, social media platforms, and AI products such as ChatGPT, but do we really understand the negative consequences from clicking on “ … | Continue reading
The core CPU in the Librem 5 and Liberty phone sounds slow at 1.5 GHz. Especially compared to the new phones just coming out with a speed of twice that. But the number of operations per second the CPU can handle is just the story’s start; it’s not a direct correlation to user exp … | Continue reading
It was reported by Mac Daily News that Alphabet (Google) pays Apple $18 billion to $20 billion per year for Google to be Safari’s default web browser according to information presented during the Department of Justice Antitrust lawsuit. This means that Google extends it’s control … | Continue reading
Fundamentally, all our Purism devices running PureOS receive regular updates to apps and the core OS the same way. Each component of PureOS can be upgraded individually at any time. In contrast, Android has a read-only root filesystem for day-to-day use. As a consequence, Android … | Continue reading
I came across a great article, Essential Guide to Cybersecurity Compliance, in the Hacker News. I noticed that international cybersecurity standards, including those in the U.S. such as CCPA and HIPAA, do not address privacy and security threats posed by Surveillance Capitalism. … | Continue reading
A Recent Memory When I started porting coreboot to the Librem 11, one of the first few tasks was to get memory working. Like the Librem 5, the Librem 11 has soldered memory (“memory down”). This has implications on the firmware. Socketed memory carries a small SPD EEPROM with i … | Continue reading
Introducing the Librem 11 Tablet. This powerful tablet comes preloaded with PureOS running our Phosh user interface. The Librem 11 is our first product launching with our latest and greatest release of PureOS code name, Crimson. Enjoy a user experience free of data mining. The Li … | Continue reading
In accordance to Purism’s Social Purpose, we are excited to release two PDF files showing the copper layers of the Librem 5 and Liberty Phone main board and type-C board. This offers enough detail to allow a customer to see how things are connected at the board level offering mor … | Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA- Purism is excited to announce a sale on the widely popular Liberty Phone at $1,999.00 or $1,899.00 when bundled with AweSIM private cellular service. Buy Phone Buy Bundle The Liberty Phone provides the best security features in the industry such as: Mad … | Continue reading
The Liberty Phone enhances the Librem 5 hardware specs and utilizes the software stack of PureOS. Here is a montage of videos documenting our path in creating the Liberty Phone. The post The Path to the Liberty Phone appeared first on Purism. | Continue reading
Librem 5 now $999 (a $300 Savings) Due primarily to the overwhelming demand for the Librem 5 we were able to lower our component costs in recent purchasing, this was certainly welcome news after the higher pricing seen during 2021, 2022, and into 2023. With our latest fabrication … | Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA- Purism is excited to be introducing the new Librem 11 tablet running secure PureBoot and linux kernel based PureOS by default. Today most tablets run operating systems that limit personal freedom and are designed to be as intrusive as possible. Learn Mo … | Continue reading
We have released PureBoot 28 with many improvements, particularly for high resolution displays. Prior-generation devices like Librem Mini v1 and Librem 15v4 improved as well. Update now using our update instructions! In addition, we have been working to upstream PureBoot’s funct … | Continue reading
With the Librem 5 just hitting shipping parity and Purism holding stock for new purchases, it was time for an updated review of the tremendous progress our team has made with PureOS for the Librem 5 and Liberty Phone with Made in USA Electronics. Here we will talk about the good … | Continue reading
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA- Purism is excited to announce that all Librem 5 smartphones have been shipped, reaching shipping parity for all confirmed orders. Congratulations to all those who invested in the development of the secure device. The Librem 5 is now in-stock with a regu … | Continue reading
From all of us at Purism, we would like to thank all our Librem 5 early supporters for taking a giant risk to invest in the development of the Librem 5 smartphone and all the innovations that surround it. We realized that investing money into development toward a product that may … | Continue reading