Data Double Dipping: When Companies Mine Paying Customers
"While companies should protect their customer’s privacy by default whether their product is free or not, it’s particularly discouraging to see that many companies out there are double dipping on their customers."
https://puri.sm/posts/data-double-dipping-when-companies-mine-paying-customers/
Librem 5 News Summary: February 2021
"February was a month of strong and steady progress behind the scenes from operational improvements to a lot more code written and released."
Charging the Librem 5
"When you find yourself low on power, it’s helpful to know how long it takes to charge your device. This video will go over the expected charge time of the Librem 5."
"Fund Your App" has received more than 5,600 app votes now!
The current Top 5 apps are:
1. Firefox
2. Battery Life
3. Pure Maps
4. Signal
5. Calendar
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Your Smartphone Doesn't Have To Be Glued Shut!
The #librem5 was recently featured in a hardware tear-down video by @iFixit
"Fund Your App" has almost received 5,600 app votes now!
The current Top 5 apps are:
1. Firefox
2. Battery Life
3. Pure Maps
4. Signal
5. Calendar
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OpenPGP in Your Pocket
"Access to the smart card reader on the Librem 5 is something we at Purism have been looking forward to for a long time. That day is finally here..."
"Fund Your App" has received more than 5,500 app votes now!
The current Top 5 apps are:
1. Firefox
2. Battery Life
3. Pure Maps
4. Signal
5. Calendar
Help fund the apps you desire:
Your Smartphone Doesn't Have To Be Glued Shut!
The #librem5 was recently featured in a hardware tear-down video by @iFixit@hostux.social
OpenPGP in Your Pocket
"Access to the smart card reader on the Librem 5 is something we at Purism have been looking forward to for a long time. That day is finally here..."
"Fund Your App" has received more than 5,400 app votes now!
The current Top 5 apps are:
1. Firefox
2. Battery Life
3. Pure Maps
4. Signal
5. Calendar
Help fund the apps you desire:
Librem 5 News Summary: January 2021
"January has been a very busy month on the Librem 5 front. Each week we continue to ship out more Librem 5s to backers and we now have a good sense of the average number of phones we can ship out each week."
Phosh Overview
"phosh is graphical shell for mobile, touch based devices like smart phones. It’s the default graphical shell on Purism’s Librem 5 (and that’s where it came to life) but projects like Postmarket OS, Mobian and Debian have picked it up putting it into use on other devices as well and contributing patches."
The General Purpose Computer In Your Pocket
"What makes the Librem 5 special is that it reclaims the full potential of what phones should have been all along: a general-purpose computer in your pocket under your control."
https://puri.sm/posts/the-general-purpose-computer-in-your-pocket/
"Fund Your App" has received more than 5,400 app votes now!
The current Top 5 apps are:
1. Firefox
2. Battery Life
3. Pure Maps
4. Signal
5. Calendar
Help fund the apps you desire: https://puri.sm/fund-your-app/
App Showcase: WhatIP
"If you need to find something on your network, get your IP easily, or test your system’s ports WhatIP has you covered."
Apple Users Got Owned
https://puri.sm/posts/apple-users-got-owned/
"The illusion that Apple users have control over their computers was briefly disturbed this week when Apple released their new MacOS version “Big Sur” to the world."
Reflashing the Librem 5
"Reflashing the Librem 5 is the best way to remove your personal data and put the phone back into factory defaults."
Getting Purism News
"We have a lot of irons in the fire at Purism whether it’s hardware development like the Librem 5, Librem 5 USA, or Librem 14, new products like the Librem Mini v2..."
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