private computing – 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 private computing – Purism https://puri.sm/ 32 32 Google to Pay Texas $1.4 Billion to End Privacy Cases https://puri.sm/posts/google-to-pay-texas-1-4-billion-to-end-privacy-cases/ Wed, 09 Jul 2025 20:09:27 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=83629 Google’s $1.375 billion settlement with Texas is a wake-up call for digital privacy (Bloomberg Law).

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]]> Android’s Monolithic and Bloated Upgrades vs Purism’s Rolling Upgrades https://puri.sm/posts/androids-monolithic-and-bloated-upgrades-vs-purisms-rolling-upgrades/ Mon, 09 Oct 2023 12:11:03 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=80569 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 phones only see a few upgrades and a limited number […]

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]]> PureOS 10.3 Power Optimization https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-10-3-power-optimization/ Mon, 12 Jun 2023 16:51:02 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=79637 With PureOS 10.3, power saving and new goodies is the name of the game. Most companies abandon hardware soon after launch, but we have a different approach with the Librem 5.  With every upgrade to PureOS we push on the Librem 5, the more the device can do and the more efficient it gets. One […]

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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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]]> Purism Announcing Director of Product François Téchené https://puri.sm/posts/purism-announcing-director-of-product-francois-techene/ Wed, 17 May 2023 16:58:51 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=79317 It brings me great joy to announce the elevation of a longstanding Purism employee to the critically important role of Director of Product—François Téchené—the second employee hired to Purism. Filling this role accomplishes a lot of things for us; but filling this role with someone of François’s caliber accomplishes all the things we need and […]

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]]> Is Advanced AI A Reason To Decouple From The Centralized Internet? https://puri.sm/posts/is-advanced-ai-a-reason-to-decouple-from-the-centralized-internet/ Tue, 16 May 2023 19:20:27 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=79270 With the recent advancements and proliferation of AI (such as ChatGPT and other probabilistic algorithms), it may be time for individuals, companies and governments to consider exiting the centralized internet. There is high concern over security, privacy, and safety threats exposed by artificial intelligence pioneers and industry voices who have recently come forward including Alphabet’s […]

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]]> How PureOS Can Stop Devices From Being Infected With Intrusive Adware! https://puri.sm/posts/how-pureos-can-stop-devices-from-being-infected-with-intrusive-adware/ Mon, 24 Apr 2023 22:21:10 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=79111 It has been reported by TechRadar and other publications that over 100 million devices, such as smartphones, have been infected with an intrusive adware that operates in the background without the knowledge of the device owner and/or end user. The intrusive adware has been identified as Goldoson malware by cybersecurity researchers at McAfee and was […]

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]]> Privacy in Depth https://puri.sm/posts/privacy-in-depth/ Thu, 14 Jul 2022 15:52:51 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=75493 In the security world there is a concept called “Defense in Depth” that refers to setting up layers of defense so that if an attacker bypasses one layer there are other layers they must contend with. In physical security this might take the form of a lock on the outside door of an office building, […]

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]]> The Second Best Time to Protect Your Privacy https://puri.sm/posts/the-second-best-time-to-protect-your-privacy/ Fri, 13 May 2022 15:26:16 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=74991 There is a well-known Chinese proverb that says “The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago, the second best time is now.” This saying applies to many areas of life, and it also applies to privacy. The last few decades have seen a dramatic increase in the depth and breadth of privacy […]

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]]> You Should Be In Control of Your Tech https://puri.sm/posts/you-should-be-in-control-of-your-tech/ Sat, 29 Jan 2022 00:57:35 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=73943 How much of the technology that you own is actually under your control? So much of the technology available for consumers today intentionally puts all control into the hands of the vendors, not the customer. What happens when vendors have control? They make technology decisions that run counter to the customer’s wishes, because the customer […]

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