Purism https://puri.sm/ High-quality computers that protect your freedom and privacy Wed, 27 May 2026 17:24:58 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.29 https://puri.sm/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-purism-logo-rectangle-1-32x32.png Purism https://puri.sm/ 32 32 Google’s Lock Down Policy https://puri.sm/posts/googles-lock-down-policy/ Thu, 21 May 2026 22:46:50 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=85341 For years, Android marketed itself as the antidote to Apple’s walled garden. Open. Flexible and developer friendly. That promise is now eroding—fast.

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]]> Smartphone Study https://puri.sm/posts/smartphone-study/ Thu, 21 May 2026 22:40:33 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=85459 The recent National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) study on effectiveness of school phone bans has reignited debate over whether restricting smartphones in schools actually helps students. Its headline result—that strict bans show “close to zero” immediate impact on test scores—has been interpreted by some as evidence that regulation doesn’t work.

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]]> DHS Inspector General Study https://puri.sm/posts/dhs-inspector-general-study/ Thu, 21 May 2026 20:36:31 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=85481 The Inspector General’s audits uncovered a systemic collapse in mobile‑device security across DHS’s Intelligence & Analysis (I&A) office and CIO organization.

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]]> Privacy Under Siege: Why Purism’s User Sovereignty Model is the Way Forward https://puri.sm/posts/privacy-under-siege-why-purisms-user-sovereignty-model-is-the-way-forward/ Thu, 21 May 2026 20:25:30 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=85355 California’s data broker crackdown, AI creeping into browsers, and global surveillance trends signal one truth—individual privacy are under attack. Here’s how Purism is building a future where your data stays yours.

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]]> PureOS Crimson Development Report: April 2026 – PureOS Crimson Released https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-crimson-development-report-april-2026-pureos-crimson-released/ Wed, 20 May 2026 18:48:24 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=85467 The finish line! The moment we have anticipated is finally here – PureOS Crimson is released! All devices running PureOS Byzantium will receive the PureOS Upgrade application with their regular software updates.  If you’d like to install Crimson fresh, refer to our installation instructions for PCs, servers, and the Librem 5. This has been an […]

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]]> Geofence Warrants, Location Data, and the Fourth Amendment in the Digital Age https://puri.sm/posts/geofence-warrants-location-data-and-the-fourth-amendment-in-the-digital-age/ Mon, 18 May 2026 15:04:01 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=85426 The Supreme Court’s consideration of geofence warrants represents one of the most technically and constitutionally significant privacy cases of the modern era. The core issue is whether bulk collection of location metadata—generated by consumer devices and cloud-based services—can coexist with the Fourth Amendment’s prohibition against unreasonable searches.

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]]> Purism’s Product Philosophy in an Age of Government–Big Tech Convergence https://puri.sm/posts/purisms-product-philosophy-in-an-age-of-government-big-tech-convergence/ Mon, 11 May 2026 16:27:42 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=85392 Purism exists because individual rights are no longer reliably protected by policy alone. In practice, they are determined by the design of the technology people are required to use.

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]]> PureOS Crimson Development Report: March 2026 https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-crimson-development-report-march-2026/ Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:39:48 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=85379 Following the PureOS Crimson beta release in our last post, we are eagerly looking forward to the general release. We received a lot of constructive feedback about the beta, and with only a few blockers left, we are taking the opportunity to make this the best PureOS release yet.

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]]> Wired Confirmed iPhone’s Worst-Kept Secret: Closed Systems Fail at Scale https://puri.sm/posts/wired-confirmed-iphones-worst-kept-secret-closed-systems-fail-at-scale/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:28:47 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=85307 For years, Apple has sold the myth of the “unhackable iPhone.” A walled garden. A fortress. A device so locked down that only nation-states could dream of breaking in. Wired’s latest reporting just blew that narrative apart.

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]]> PureOS Crimson Development Report: January and February 2026 – Beta Released https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-crimson-development-report-january-and-february-2026-beta-released/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:30:40 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=85268 We are very pleased to announce that the PureOS Crimson beta is released! This means that we have a new set of install images for all devices - Librem 5, Librem 11, servers, and PCs - and we have a path to upgrade existing installations from Byzantium.

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]]> Privacy Under Siege https://puri.sm/posts/privacy-under-siege/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 16:55:58 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=85191 Surveillance, Breaches, and Gaps in the Law It has become clear that privacy risks are not isolated incidents. They are part of a larger pattern.  Major organizations continue to experience large scale data breaches. Brightspeed recently suffered a breach affecting around one million customers. Brightspeed opened an internal cybersecurity investigation in early January this year, after Crimson […]

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]]> Sim Swap Attacks Surging https://puri.sm/posts/sim-swap-attacks-surging/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:26:59 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=84947 SIM swap attacks are skyrocketing. A SIM Swap attack is when cybercriminals hijack mobile numbers by convincing carriers to transfer a victim’s phone number to a SIM card they control. Once successful, attackers intercept text-based authentication codes, unlocking access to cryptocurrency wallets, banking apps, and social media accounts.

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]]> PureOS Crimson Development Report: December 2025 https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-crimson-development-report-december-2025/ Tue, 13 Jan 2026 22:11:09 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=85160 "Fit and finish" appears in many industries. For much of the software industry, it refers to features that complete a fit for a target audience, ensuring that audience can use the product for their needs. At a frame shop, it means literally fitting the mounted artwork into a frame, then finishing the back of the frame.

At Purism, fit takes on another meaning - making apps fit on screens the size of the Librem 5.

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]]> A Quarter Century After Cyberselfish, Big Tech Proves Borsook Right https://puri.sm/posts/a-quarter-century-after-cyberselfish-big-tech-proves-borsook-right/ Sat, 20 Dec 2025 05:10:23 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=84958 In her book Cyberselfish: A Critical Romp Through the Terribly Libertarian Culture of Silicon Valley, published in 2000, Borsook who is based in Palo Alto, California and has previously written for Wired and a host of other industry publications, took aim at what she saw as disturbing trends among the tech industry.

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]]> PureOS Crimson Development Report: November 2025 https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-crimson-development-report-november-2025/ Mon, 15 Dec 2025 20:59:57 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=85008 With our sights set on the beta release milestone, one key component still remains: a way to upgrade from Byzantium to Crimson.

If you're a Linux expert, you might already know how Debian handles release upgrades. Some eager individuals have already upgraded from Byzantium to the Crimson alpha this way. However, we need an easy, graphical upgrade procedure, so everyone with a Librem 5 can get the improvements coming in Crimson.

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]]> Purism Liberty Phone Exists vs. Delayed T1 Phone https://puri.sm/posts/purism-liberty-phone-exists-vs-delayed-t1-phone/ Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:36:37 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=84989 NBC News reports that Trump Mobile customers have been waiting months for a promised ‘Made in the USA’ smartphone, originally announced for August delivery. The T1 phone was marketed as domestically produced, but delays and vague updates have raised skepticism. References to ‘Made in the USA’ have been removed from the company’s site, and leaked images suggest the device resembles existing Chinese-made models. This situation underscores the complexity of building smartphones in America without established infrastructure.

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]]> PureOS Crimson Development Report: October 2025 https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-crimson-development-report-october-2025/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 18:58:48 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=84869 In September, we prioritized fixes for the out-of-box experience on PureOS Crimson. For the rest of the beta milestone, we are prioritizing work that benefits the most from user feedback. That includes functionality that must account for device-to-device variations and that is strongly influenced by users' individual preferences.

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]]> Landfall: A Case Study in Commercial Spyware https://puri.sm/posts/landfall-a-case-study-in-commercial-spyware/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 17:19:08 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=84907 The recently uncovered Landfall spyware campaign is more than another example of commercial-grade surveillance malware, it’s a clear demonstration of why transparency, verifiability, and user sovereignty are no longer optional in modern computing.

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]]> EvilAI Malware Exploits AI Targets Organizations Worldwide https://puri.sm/posts/evilai-malware-exploits-ai-targets-organizations-worldwide/ Fri, 14 Nov 2025 01:16:21 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=84688 A sophisticated malware campaign, dubbed “EvilAI” by cybersecurity firm Trend Micro, is leveraging AI-enhanced software to infiltrate organizations across the globe. By posing as legitimate productivity tools, this malware evades traditional security measures and exploits user trust.

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]]> Librem PQC Encryptor: Future‑Proofing Against Both SS7 and Quantum https://puri.sm/posts/librem-pqc-encryptor-future-proofing-against-both-ss7-and-quantum/ Thu, 13 Nov 2025 11:15:44 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=84444 Signaling System 7 (SS7) was designed in the 1970s to let telecom carriers route calls, deliver SMS, and enable roaming. It was never built with authentication or encryption in mind. Security wasn’t part of the plan.  The assumption was simple:  All carriers are trusted.

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]]> Sound Recorder App Now Available https://puri.sm/posts/sound-recorder-app-now-available/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:09:40 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=84846 Sound Recorder provides a simple and modern interface that provides a straight-forward way to record and play audio. It allows you to do basic editing, and create voice memos.

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]]> AWS Outage, Purism’s Answer is clear: Decentralize, Localize, and Empower Users to Own Their Digital Lives https://puri.sm/posts/aws-outage-purisms-answer-is-clear-decentralize-localize-and-empower-users-to-own-their-digital-lives/ Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:29:00 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=84791 Purism’s answer is clear: decentralize, localize, and empower users to own their digital lives, just as the internet is intended.

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]]> Drawing App Now Available https://puri.sm/posts/drawing-app-now-available/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 22:55:18 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=84742 Drawing is a basic image editor that can resize, crop, or rotate an image. You can apply simple filters, insert or censor text, and manipulate a selected portion of the picture (cut/copy/paste/drag/…)

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]]> PureOS Crimson Development Report: September 2025 https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-crimson-development-report-september-2025/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 18:38:21 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=84727 Welcome back! In our August update, we mentioned that PureOS Crimson alpha images are released. With the alpha milestone closed, we now push on toward beta.

Now that Crimson alpha images are installable, we're focusing on the out-of-box experience - what happens when you turn on your device for the first time with PureOS Crimson. Most of the fixes this month improve the out-of-box experience.

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]]> Consent On Everything? https://puri.sm/posts/consent-on-everything/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 18:34:41 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=84770 If you’re tired of being tricked into “Consent on Everything,” it’s time to step outside the adversary’s system.  Explore what Purism has to offer and deicide if this is a move you should take.  Equipping yourself with the Purism Ecosystem can protect you.  This is a place where your consent is real, your defaults are yours, and your digital life is finally under your control.

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]]> 60 Minutes Uncovers Hacks on America’s Infrastructure https://puri.sm/posts/60-minutes-uncovers-hacks-on-americas-infrastructure/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 15:03:51 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=84732 The recent 60 Minutes segment on Chinese hacks to America’s critical infrastructure was not new news. IT was a very powerful remainder that highlighted some of the root causes of our national cyber weaknesses.

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]]> Code is Power! https://puri.sm/posts/code-is-power/ Mon, 13 Oct 2025 19:51:18 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=84698 From Code to Control: How Big Tech Claims Ownership of the User

September 2025 has been a brutal reminder of a truth we at Purism have been voicing for years: code is power. And when that code is closed, opaque, or controlled by Big Tech vendors who prioritize convenience or monetization over user rights, the end-user becomes the product, not the principal.

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]]> Purism Defends the Fourth Amendment in the Digital Age https://puri.sm/posts/purism-defends-the-fourth-amendment-in-the-digital-age/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 12:31:00 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=84660 A newly revealed WIRED investigation shows that the United States Government is creating a vast social media surveillance network, one that will operate around the clock and rely heavily on private contractors. Officials insist the system targets foreign nationals—but its scope and design make it inevitable that millions of Americans’ online activity will also be swept up. This is unconstitutional.

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]]> From the Browser to the Bloodstream https://puri.sm/posts/from-the-browser-to-the-bloodstream/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 15:20:18 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=84639 When a company collapses, its debts and assets are tallied, auctioned, and parceled out. But what happens when the “asset” in question is your very biology? That’s the question millions of 23andMe customers now face in the wake of the company’s bankruptcy.

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]]> Dialing Back to Move Forward: Why the Landline Revival Signals a Future for Privacy https://puri.sm/posts/dialing-back-to-move-forward-why-the-landline-revival-signals-a-future-for-privacy/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 15:55:47 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=84618 On September 30, 2025, The Washington Post reported a quiet trend in Washington, D.C.: the return of landline phones among officials and journalists seeking refuge from the omnipresent surveillance of smartphones. In a recent story, NBC News spotlighted parents in Maine and Seattle who are reviving landlines for their children—creating “landline pods” so kids can connect without the addictive pull of screens or the predatory reach of social media platforms.

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