Product Design – Purism https://puri.sm/ High-quality computers that protect your freedom and privacy Wed, 01 Oct 2025 18:29:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.28 https://puri.sm/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-purism-logo-rectangle-1-32x32.png Product Design – Purism https://puri.sm/ 32 32 Google Mishandling School Children’s Data https://puri.sm/posts/google-mishandling-school-childrens-data/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 18:31:21 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=84364 When Google agreed to pay $30 million to settle a class-action lawsuit over its unauthorized collection of children’s data on YouTube, it wasn’t a revelation—it was a confirmation. A confirmation that Google’s public posture of compliance often masks a deeper, more calculated strategy: delayed monetization through long-tail data mining.

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]]> Ethics over Exploits – Use PureOS over Android/iOS https://puri.sm/posts/ethics-over-exploits-use-pureos-over-android-ios/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 22:07:12 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=83951 As Purism has been saying for years, the battleground for digital privacy has shifted squarely into our pockets in the form of smartphones. Mobile devices are now (more than ever) the prime targets for sophisticated cyber threats, having a duopoly with centralized control from two vendors; Apple and Google; the problem gets exacerbated.

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]]> Hidden Operating Systems in Chips vs. Secure, Auditable OSes: A Cybersecurity Comparison https://puri.sm/posts/hidden-operating-systems-in-chips-vs-secure-auditable-oses-a-cybersecurity-comparison/ Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:18:36 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=83347 The Threat Beneath: The Invisible Operating Systems Inside Your Devices Beneath the surface of nearly every modern computer lies a hidden threat—one most users never see or control. Today’s Intel and AMD processors ship with embedded subsystems like the Intel Management Engine (ME) and AMD’s Platform Security Processor (PSP)—proprietary, low-level firmware environments that operate outside and below your main operating system.

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]]> Apple Moves iPhone Production to India—Purism Has Been Leading the Way for Years https://puri.sm/posts/apple-moves-iphone-production-to-india-purism-has-been-leading-the-way-for-years/ Thu, 15 May 2025 17:10:32 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=83026 Apple is accelerating its shift of iPhone production from China to India, aiming for a complete transition by 2026.

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]]> What Is PureOS? A Beginner’s Guide for iOS, Android, and Windows Users https://puri.sm/posts/what-is-pureos-a-beginners-guide-for-ios-android-and-windows-users/ Wed, 07 May 2025 15:21:44 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=83018   In today’s world, privacy and control over your digital life have become rare luxuries. Every tap, swipe, and click on most smartphones and PCs is tracked, analyzed, and monetized—usually without your explicit consent. That’s where PureOS comes in. So What Is PureOS? PureOS is a privacy-focused, secure, and open-source operating system developed by Purism. […]

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]]> Freedom of Choice vs. Oppression of Big Tech https://puri.sm/posts/freedom-of-choice-vs-oppression-of-big-tech/ Wed, 06 Nov 2024 17:13:31 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=82572 The modern smartphone landscape is dominated by a handful of technology giants, whose influence extends far beyond their own ecosystems. Unlike in the heyday of the PC revolution where multiple companies fought tooth and nail for market share by differentiating on feature functionality as well as price – offering a plethora of alternatives – today’s smartphone landscape is dominated by two main players: Apple’s IOS and Google’s Android.

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]]> From the Hackdesk: Librem 16 https://puri.sm/posts/from-the-hackdesk-librem-16/ Thu, 30 May 2024 21:20:42 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=81812 Today, I’m excited to introduce the prototypes for our latest product, the Librem 16: We’re polishing the details on the Librem 16 design, which carries signature features from Purism as well as many new improvements. The Librem 16 features a backlit keyboard, RGB notification LED, and killswitches for the camera/microphone and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth, just like the […]

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]]> Missing from Privacy Legislation- The Abolishment of Surveillance Capitalism (Predatory & Harmful Surveillance Business Practices)! https://puri.sm/posts/missing-from-privacy-legislation-the-abolishment-of-surveillance-capitalism-predatory-harmful-surveillance-business-practices/ Wed, 07 Feb 2024 14:25:35 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=81449 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. I am a former app/platform developer, and I have been an advisor to numerous lawmakers regarding tech congressional hearings dating back […]

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]]> Introducing the Liberty Phone https://puri.sm/posts/introducing-the-liberty-phone/ Fri, 30 Jun 2023 19:22:48 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=79598 Introducing the Liberty Phone with more RAM and more drive space, starting at $2199. Learn More Buy Now The Liberty Phone is the upgraded version of our popular Librem 5 USA phone with Made in USA Electronics. The Liberty Phone integrates 4GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage. Made in USA Electronics All the […]

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]]> Purism Liberty Phone with Made In The USA Electronics https://puri.sm/posts/purism-liberty-phone-with-made-in-the-usa-electronics/ Mon, 05 Jun 2023 19:35:18 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=79611 SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA- Purism is excited to be introducing the Liberty Phone with more RAM and more drive space, starting at $2199. The Liberty Phone provides the best security features such as: Made In The USA Electronics. All the electronics of the Liberty Phone are made in our USA facility. Secure Supply Chain. Purism offers a secure […]

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]]> Introducing the Librem Server v2 https://puri.sm/posts/introducing-the-librem-server-v2/ Tue, 30 May 2023 10:56:10 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=79503 Introducing the Librem Server v2 The new Librem Server features a 9th generation Intel Core i7 processor with 8 Cores and 12MB of cache. It can get up to 128GB of DDR4 RAM. It also features 6 USB 3.2 ports, a slim optical disk drive, 2 internal drive bays, and 4 “hot-swap” 3.5 SATA 3.0 […]

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]]> Librem 5 USA Smartphone Provides Many Exclusive Security Features https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-usa-smart-phone-provides-many-exclusive-security-features/ Wed, 10 May 2023 10:00:35 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=79171 In today’s connected world it is nearly impossible to purchase a secure smartphone that is made in America. As a matter of fact the most popular smartphones on the market are made overseas such as the Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy smartphones. However, Purism is manufacturing a secure smartphone, Librem 5 USA, that is manufactured […]

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]]> Protect Infrastructure with Librem L1UM v2 (Press Release) https://puri.sm/posts/protect-infrastructure-with-librem-l1um-v2-press-release/ Thu, 27 Apr 2023 18:58:34 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=79187 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- Purism has added a new model to the Librem L1UM product line with new hardware designed to protect infrastructure, including critical infrastructure. There are numerous threats posed by nation-state hackers, criminal organizations, and bad actors who are constantly exploiting vulnerabilities within networks that operate critical infrastructure posing numerous security, privacy, and safety […]

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]]> Introducing Flatpaks on PureOS https://puri.sm/posts/introducing-flatpaks-on-pureos/ Thu, 13 Apr 2023 11:18:20 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=79006 If you are using PureOS or any other GNU/Linux distribution you’re probably already familiar with Flatpaks, but if not, here’s a short introduction: Flatpak is a convenient way to distribute apps on GNU/Linux. It allows for a much faster development cycle compared to other distribution systems and it increases security, because software runs inside a […]

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]]> Design 2022 in Retrospect https://puri.sm/posts/design-2022-in-retrospect/ Thu, 02 Feb 2023 20:17:52 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=76877 As you probably know, software work at Purism follows upstream-first principles. This means we contribute to projects directly to make them better for everyone rather than just applying custom changes for ourselves downstream. From a user interface and design perspective this mostly means working on GNOME and various adjacent projects, including core and third party […]

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]]> The Danger of Focusing on Specs https://puri.sm/posts/the-danger-of-focusing-on-specs/ Tue, 31 Jan 2023 20:39:11 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=76952 Many years ago I was a sysadmin for a medium-sized tech company, and a fringe benefit of that role was getting first choice at stacks of “obsolete” computers that were about to be thrown away. They say that one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, and that is even truer when the first man ran […]

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]]> Libadwaita in the Wild https://puri.sm/posts/libadwaita-in-the-wild/ Thu, 15 Dec 2022 17:31:08 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=76661 It’s hard to believe, but Libadwaita is not even one year old, having first been released on December 31, 2021. With that in mind it’s pretty remarkable how widely adopted it is today. Between the majority of GNOME core and Circle apps having already been ported, the many new third party apps, and even all […]

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]]> Cheers, to the Future of Libcamera https://puri.sm/posts/cheers-to-the-future-of-libcamera/ Fri, 04 Nov 2022 18:00:52 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=76191 Earlier this month, the “OpenGL for cameras” libcamera project enjoyed its first release, versioned 0.0.1.  Congratulations, libcamera team! At Purism, we’re especially happy about this milestone, because we recognize how important libcamera is for the future of the Librem 5 phone. That doesn’t mean that we sit back and wait for libcamera to gain support for […]

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]]> Librem Key Goodies (Part 1) https://puri.sm/posts/librem-key-goodies-part-1/ Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:00:04 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=76174 The Librem Key comes preloaded with the PureBoot bundle to protect your firmware. While it’s good at protecting your boot firmware, that’s only some of what it can do. You can also encrypt your computer’s file system, auto lock on removal, and encrypt local documents just to get started. Encrypted Filesystem By default, PureOS has […]

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]]> Improving the Stability and Reliability with a Modular Modem in the Librem 5 https://puri.sm/posts/stability-and-reliability-with-a-modular-modem-in-the-librem-5/ Mon, 02 May 2022 03:32:44 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=74852 Usually we can fully rely on our phones to be reachable at any time—given cellular reception of course—and we take that for granted. You surely know situations in your life where that becomes especially critical. Be it when you’re expecting an important call or when you need to be able to receive “emergency” calls in […]

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]]> How to be Upstream-First https://puri.sm/posts/how-to-be-upstream-first/ Tue, 12 Apr 2022 21:08:33 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=74669 One of the things I’m most proud of about my work on the Librem 5 team is the productive collaborations we have with upstream free software projects, and the contributions to the broader ecosystem we’ve been able to make as a result. Over the past four years the Librem 5 software team has worked on […]

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]]> Our experiences hosting the FOSS on Mobile Devices Devroom at FOSDEM 2022 https://puri.sm/posts/our-experiences-hosting-the-foss-on-mobile-devices-devroom-at-fosdem-2022/ Tue, 08 Feb 2022 21:46:35 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=74032 FOSDEM is an annual conference promoting the use of free and open source software. It usually takes place Brussels in early February but due to the ongoing pandemic it took place online this year. Guido, Federico and Evangelos hosted a variety of presentations around free software in mobile devices in a dedicated devroom (a devroom is […]

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]]> To Byzantium and Beyond https://puri.sm/posts/to-byzantium-and-beyond/ Mon, 24 Jan 2022 17:59:57 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=73762 PureOS has had some major changes in 2021 PureOS 10, codename: Byzantium, is the new stable release of PureOS. PureOS 10 is likely not a newcomer to everyone, it’s been around for a while as a rolling release or a “testing” release. It has been shipping on Purism’s new hardware. We’ve moved our kernel forward. […]

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]]> 2021 Year in Review: Design https://puri.sm/posts/2021-year-in-review-design/ Mon, 10 Jan 2022 17:00:31 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=73566 This year, just like the previous years, the Purism design team has been focusing on improving the overall Librem products experience. We took this opportunity to contribute to some amazing upstream projects like Libadwaita for the world to benefit from those modern and respectful technologies. Our goal is to make each Librem product simple and […]

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]]> Beyond Right to Repair https://puri.sm/posts/beyond-right-to-repair/ Mon, 01 Nov 2021 20:31:26 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=73010 Pick a random consumer device lying around your house and imagine someone coming across it after 70 years of neglect. Part of the device no longer works. Would they be able to fix it? Today, devices are designed to be cheap, short-lived and disposable. The assumption is that if something you buy breaks, the only […]

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]]> Making a Platform Adaptive for Everyone https://puri.sm/posts/making-a-platform-adaptive-for-everyone/ Thu, 10 Jun 2021 18:13:00 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=72145 A Mobile Platform When we announced the Librem 5, we knew we would have to invest in and build a mobile operating system and applications to run on it — by “mobile” understand “for smartphones”. To avoid reinventing the wheel, we decided to base that system on an existing environment. Librem laptops ship with our […]

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]]> Librem 5 and Librem 5 USA: What are the Differences? https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-and-librem-5-usa-what-are-the-differences/ Fri, 26 Mar 2021 16:37:09 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=71387 The core differences between the products are based on the Librem 5 being contract manufactured in China while the Librem 5 USA is manufactured at our facility in Carlsbad, California.

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]]> Librem 5 Screenshots Snapshot 2020-11-15 https://puri.sm/posts/librem-5-screenshots-snapshot-2020-11-15/ Mon, 16 Nov 2020 03:01:47 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=69926 With the Librem 5 mass production beginning to ship imminently, we are publishing some image screenshots to snapshot this momentous occasion. Taken from a Librem 5 Evergreen (mass production) release on November 15th, 2020.      

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]]> Librem 14 Status Update: Shipping Starts in December https://puri.sm/posts/librem-14-status-update-shipping-starts-in-december/ Mon, 09 Nov 2020 08:00:15 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=69848 Librem 14 will begin shipping in December with all backorders shipped in January and reaching shipping parity in February.

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]]> Foreshadowing, Why the Purism Logo is a Rectangle https://puri.sm/posts/foreshadowing-why-the-purism-logo-is-a-rectangle/ Wed, 28 Oct 2020 16:48:08 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=69734 A logo carries meaning, it should be simple yet effective. The Purism logo; a simple rectangle; carries significant meaning and was foreshadowing what Purism is delivering. When I started Purism in 2014 I knew I wanted to build secure computing hardware bundled with a privacy-respecting operating system that had freedom-respecting applications and services. I also […]

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