Security – Purism

Dialing Back to Move Forward: Why the Landline Revival Signals a Future for Privacy

Purism — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 15:55:47 +0000

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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Who Owns Your Digital Self?

Purism — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 14:52:09 +0000

The lawsuits now circling Apple are not just about stolen phones. They are about stolen selves—stolen data, stolen memories, stolen identities.

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Safety Without Surveillance: Designing Digital Sovereignty for All Ages

Purism — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 14:41:11 +0000

In September, a single misconfiguration in Life360’s Android API turned a “family safety” app into a map of human lives exposed. More than 442,000 users had their precise GPS trails, names, and phone numbers dumped online by a threat actor known as Emo.

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Secret Service Telecom Bust Exposes Cellular Weaknesses

Purism — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 19:31:07 +0000

The Secret Service’s disruption of a massive SIM-server network near the U.N. is proof that the threats to our communications are real, organized, and capable of overwhelming public safety systems.

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Purism Approach vs. Google Model

Purism — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 14:24:00 +0000

The Justice Department and a coalition of states are pursuing antitrust action against Google, accusing it of running monopolistic ad-tech systems that exploit users and lock out competition. Regulators are weighing remedies that could force structural changes to Google’s ad empire.

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Librem PQC Encryptor: Future‑Proofing Against Both SS7 and Quantum

Purism — Sun, 21 Sep 2025 21:07:44 +0000

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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Freedom by Design: Why Purism Rejects Big IT Status Quo

Purism — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 17:05:52 +0000

Three recent IT‑privacy headlines tell the same unsettling story: that consumer trust is being squandered

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Spotify “Panama” Leak Is a Wake-Up Call for Digital Privacy

Purism — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 17:00:10 +0000

The New York Times recently reported that a hacker using the pseudonym “Tim” scraped publicly available data from Spotify and published it on his own website. Using automated bots, “Tim” harvested user playlists — many of them tied to identifiable names, locations, and even personal notes in titles or descriptions.

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Living in the Regulatory Future: Purism, the EU Data Act, and America’s Patchwork Privacy Laws

Purism — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 16:55:30 +0000

Recently, the EU Data Act was officially enacted — and with it, a new era of enforceable digital rights. Where the GDPR set the policy framework, the Data Act demands proof: verifiable, auditable systems that deliver true data portability, secure interoperability, and privacy‑by‑design across sectors.

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Introducing the Librem PQC Comms Server

Purism — Wed, 27 Aug 2025 11:44:55 +0000

SF, CA, US – Purism is excited to announce its Librem PQC Comms Server, encrypting data-in-transit (DIT) with post-quantum cryptography (PQC) according to the NIST FIPS 203 standard. When bundled as a complete ecosystem with the Liberty Phone or other Purism Products will also address data-at-rest (DAR) encrypted with PQC.

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FTC Issues Letters to Big Tech: No Back Doors

Purism — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 21:07:47 +0000

FTC to Big Tech: No Back Doors — Purism Was Already There Protecting against Jurisdictional Arbitrage When the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) makes a determined move like this, it’s not a casual policy tweak — it’s a line drawn in permanent ink. On August 21, FTC Chairman Andrew Ferguson sent formal notices to over a […]

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Ethics over Exploits – Use PureOS over Android/iOS

Purism — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 22:07:12 +0000

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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SharePoint Zero-Day Breach Hits Hundreds of Companies, Affecting Thousands of Users — Why PureOS and Linux Servers Are a Safer Alternative

Purism — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 22:10:31 +0000

The recent Microsoft SharePoint breach is yet another stark reminder of the systemic vulnerabilities embedded in our overreliance on monolithic tech ecosystems. When you centralize critical infrastructure—especially within sprawling platforms like SharePoint—you create a single, oversized attack surface that adversaries can exploit with devastating precision. This wasn’t just a technical failure; it was a cultural one.

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Hidden Operating Systems in Chips vs. Secure, Auditable OSes: A Cybersecurity Comparison

Rex M. Lee — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:18:36 +0000

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

Purism — Thu, 15 May 2025 17:10:32 +0000

Apple is accelerating its shift of iPhone production from China to India, aiming for a complete transition by 2026.

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True Choice for Smartphone Privacy and Security

Randy Siegel — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 17:22:41 +0000

Since the mass-adoption of consumer smartphones in 2007, much has been written about the tradeoffs consumers and business users alike have been forced to accept when it comes to mobile computing.

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Quantum Safe Communication with Purism

Purism — Mon, 23 Sep 2024 03:00:32 +0000

Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) is a critical advancement in securing data and communication, the threat of compromise is even greater than normal due to the fact that anything stored with pre-quantum resistant cryptography will be immediately available to view as soon as the qubits of quantum computing increase, which is a matter of when not if.

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The Liberty Phone: Secure Government Mobility

Purism — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 17:11:46 +0000

The Liberty Phone delivers uncompromising security for government mobile computing. With Made in USA electronics, it ensures supply chain integrity. Hardware-based security, including physical kill switches, combines with the open-source PureOS to provide superior protection and control. Featuring end-to-end encryption and user-controlled cryptography, the Liberty Phone puts agency security first. Customizable and adaptable, it’s the […]

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Phone Kernel Development at Purism

Randy Siegel — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 00:05:22 +0000

At its core, the kernel is the fundamental layer of the operating system, acting as a bridge between the hardware and software. It manages system resources, handles memory allocation, and facilitates communication between applications and the hardware. Without a robust and efficient kernel, even the most advanced smartphone would struggle to perform basic tasks.

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Purism’s PureBoot is Not Affected by UEFI Key Leaks (Again)

Jonathon Hall — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 15:48:11 +0000

As Ars Technica, Binarly, and others have reported, UEFI Secure Boot on at least 200 device models from at least 5 major vendors is completely compromised by the leak of their Platform Key. We've discussed Secure Boot insecurity before, and it is unlikely that these devices will ever see updates addressing this problem [...]

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Purism Liberty Phone to be Featured in Orpheum Films Collaboration

Todd Weaver — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 21:54:56 +0000

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 underway. After release the audience will also be able to spot a […]

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Centralized or Decentralized There is No Question

Todd Weaver — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 16:34:47 +0000

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 is because well… they’re centralized. Meaning there […]

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PureBoot Not Vulnerable to UEFI Exploits (Again)

Jonathon Hall — Mon, 11 Dec 2023 16:16:48 +0000

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 UEFI Secure Boot. LogoFAIL appears to affect most UEFI implementations. […]

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Purism Puts You in Control of Your Smartphone!

Rex M. Lee — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 15:31:58 +0000

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 Made in USA Electronics) […]

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DOJ Antitrust Lawsuit: Apple Sells Access to iOS End Users to Google!

Rex M. Lee — Mon, 16 Oct 2023 17:48:47 +0000

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 search engine according to information presented during the Department of Justice Antitrust lawsuit. This means that Google extends its control over the search engine market to include Apple iOS end users […]

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Android’s Monolithic and Bloated Upgrades vs Purism’s Rolling Upgrades

Purism — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 12:11:03 +0000

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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All Librem 5 Smartphones Have Shipped!

Purism — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 13:41:26 +0000

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 regular 14-day lead time to delivery for all new orders. The […]

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Purism’s Guide to Security- Internet & Tech Decentralization

Rex M. Lee — Tue, 25 Jul 2023 12:11:22 +0000

During the proliferation of the internet in the 1990s, the internet was decentralized enabling free trade and commerce on an equal basis where content creators were free to publish anything at will. Although the internet today is still theoretically decentralized, we cannot discount the fact that the internet, artificial intelligence (AI), and connected technology have […]

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Free Yourself from Surveillance Capitalism with the Liberty Phone

Rex M. Lee — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 18:43:59 +0000

Surveillance Capitalism = Internet Centralization Surveillance Capitalism has led to internet centralization and is the reason why monopolistic tech giants that include Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, and Meta (Facebook) control access to the internet while dominating internet commerce and trade. Internet centralization has led to cyber-enslavement and consumer exploitation where these tech giants have monetized […]

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Introducing the Liberty Phone

François Téchené — Fri, 30 Jun 2023 19:22:48 +0000

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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