Social media – 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 Social media – Purism https://puri.sm/ 32 32 The NYPD’s $3B “Domain Awareness System” isn’t just a New York problem—it’s a warning for every American https://puri.sm/posts/the-nypds-3b-domain-awareness-system-isnt-just-a-new-york-problem-its-a-warning-for-every-american/ Thu, 18 Sep 2025 17:48:28 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=84454 In her September 15, 2025, New York Times opinion piece, Elizabeth Daniel Vasquez lays bare a reality too many Americans have ignored: the New York Police Department has quietly built one of the most expansive, integrated surveillance systems in the nation’s history.

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]]> Instagram’s Mapping Feature: A Privacy Wake-Up Call https://puri.sm/posts/instagrams-mapping-feature-a-privacy-wake-up-call/ Wed, 13 Aug 2025 01:38:59 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=84003 Instagram’s latest update introduces a mapping feature that quietly turns your location into a public breadcrumb trail. While it may seem like a harmless way to tag your favorite coffee shop or scenic overlook, the reality is more insidious: this feature keeps your location sharing always-on by default. That means every time you post, you’re potentially broadcasting your whereabouts—not just to friends, but to advertisers, data brokers, and anyone else watching. It’s a textbook example of how convenience is weaponized against privacy.

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]]> Privacy on Trial: Meta’s DOJ Battle vs. Purism’s User-Centric Philosophy https://puri.sm/posts/privacy-on-trial-metas-doj-battle-vs-purisms-user-centric-philosophy/ Tue, 29 Apr 2025 20:12:46 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=83000 The Department of Justice's (DOJ) current lawsuit against Meta spotlights a crucial discourse in the tech world, highlighting the fundamental right to privacy in the digital age.

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]]> The Future of Social Media Depends on You https://puri.sm/posts/the-future-of-socialmedia/ Wed, 20 Apr 2022 18:38:02 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=74754 What if social media platforms like Twitter did not force-feed a perpetual stream of manipulated content specifically targeting you? What if they did not track you at all? Or sell to you or monetize your data? As the conversation intensifies over the ownership of Twitter and its future, we really have to think about whether […]

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]]> Purism Adds Affiliate Program https://puri.sm/posts/purism-adds-affiliate-program/ Sat, 07 Nov 2020 01:20:01 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=69844 Purism recently added an affiliate program, where people and businesses can sign up, get an affiliate id, and link to products on the Purism Store and get paid.

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]]> Curbing Harassment with User Empowerment https://puri.sm/posts/curbing-harassment-with-user-empowerment/ Thu, 08 Aug 2019 14:25:32 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=65017 User empowerment is the best tool to curb online harassment Online harassment is both a privacy and a security concern. We all know the story of how someone (typically a woman, studies say) states their opinion online and is then harassed to the point of leaving the service (or worse). Using the infamous “with an […]

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]]> Consent Matters: When Tech Shares Your Secrets Without Your Permission https://puri.sm/posts/consent-matters-when-tech-shares-your-secrets-without-your-permission/ Tue, 16 Jul 2019 16:22:43 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=64685 Privacy is About Consent There is a saying that goes around modern privacy circles that “Privacy is about Consent.” This means that the one big factor that determines whether your privacy is violated comes down to whether you consented to share the information. For instance, let’s say Alice tells Bob a secret: if Bob then […]

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]]> Control, Freedom and Harm https://puri.sm/posts/control-freedom-and-harm/ Tue, 04 Jun 2019 15:34:09 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=63780 Control is the best measurement of both freedom and harm. If freedom can be summarized as not being under the control of another, harm can be summarized as being under the control of another. The darker side of “control vs. freedom” or “control + harm” casts a shadow on every facet of technology—and it is […]

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]]> What’s In a (User)Name https://puri.sm/posts/whats-in-a-username/ Tue, 07 May 2019 14:02:23 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=63575 One account for all things – the power of the Librem One username. At Librem One you have One account to rule them all. One account to remember, One account to share with all; and no privacy to surrender. One of the fundamental design goals for Librem One, outside of privacy, was linking all of […]

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]]> Opt-IN, No Ads, and No Tracking Solve a Lot of Problems in Society https://puri.sm/posts/opt-in-no-ads-and-no-tracking-solve-a-lot-of-problems-in-society/ Wed, 01 May 2019 23:21:45 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=63390 There are a lot of issues with social giants and we are hearing about them daily, from Cambridge Analytica manipulating people through social media feeds, through silicon valley social companies censoring people, to algorithms that discriminate you and the content you see based on your friends or posts or likes. It’s also a common question […]

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]]> Upcoming March 2018 events: LibrePlanet, Reddit AMA https://puri.sm/posts/march-2018-events/ Fri, 23 Mar 2018 21:16:39 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=49791 Ask us anything at LibrePlanet 2018 We are proud to announce that we will be attending and sponsoring the Free Software Foundation’s flagship conference, LibrePlanet, at the MIT this week-end on March 24-25th. We will also be manning a booth there, where you can try out our Librem laptops and see one of our i.MX […]

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]]> Website and forums: Easier, Better, Faster, Stronger. https://puri.sm/posts/website-and-forums-easier-better-faster-stronger/ Fri, 09 Jun 2017 15:24:24 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=19159 We are happy to announce that we have recently deployed our new forums, running Discourse! The provide a modern, pleasant-to-use dedicated discussion tool. We have tested them out with early adopters over the past few weeks, and they are a real joy to use. You can now participate too, at forums.puri.sm. What’s special about Discourse? Besides […]

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]]> We updated our FAQ — Here’s why it matters https://puri.sm/posts/we-updated-our-frequently-asked-questions-why-it-may-be-more-important-than-you-think/ Fri, 09 Sep 2016 14:38:18 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=6021 Recently, we have updated our Frequently Asked Questions. “Who cares!” you might say. Well, here’s why I think it may be more important than you think. For the longest time we had five FAQ’s. Five. As a small company with little staff, FAQ’s and documentation were initially not as big of a priority as they […]

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