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I wrote a blog post about the dangers of focusing too much on hardware specs to predict performance when choosing hardware. In my experience many other factors (such as the software the hardware will run) have much more of an impact. Focusing on specs alone incentivizes bad practices like planned obsolescence and disposable hardware.

puri.sm/posts/the-danger-of-fo

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As opposed to a regular C-corporation which maximizes shareholder value above all else, we put our customers’ digital rights above our profits.

Learn more about why we put your digital rights first as a Social Purpose Company.

puri.sm/posts/purism-places-pu

We all want digital freedom 🙌

No one wants to be spied on, controlled, oppressed, forced nor exploited.

Watch the complete talk by Purism Founder and CEO, Todd Weaver.

puri.sm/posts/what-we-all-want

✔️ We all want individual freedom.
✔️ We all want peace of mind that we are safe
✔️ We want to control our own digital lives
✔️ We want to be free

Please boost, share and continue to support Purism's social mission.

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If you or some one you know are looking at secure alternatives, Made in USA electronics and/or alternatives to the Big Tech companies, do put in a recommendation for us. Protect your bits!

What do you value the most in your devices?
Privacy, Security and/or Freedom?

At , the biggest event, we are asking people their thoughts about where they stand when it comes to , and when it comes to their , , IoT devices

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I have been watching the Interledger Summit 2022 session recordings incrementally over the last few weeks.

Unexpected delightful surprise was @todd presenting how @purism (the privacy-centric open source laptop and smart phone) stubbed out an entire two-sided app store marketplace based on Interledger and its related in-progress projects.

2023 is going to be breakout year for open payments.

youtube.com/live/Whp4RfW3K_U?f

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🚨BREAKING: Following noyb litigation, @meta (Facebook and Instagram) has been prohibited from using personal data for advertisement.
The #GDPR decision signals a major blow to Meta's business model in Europe, as Meta faces a € 390 Mio fine.
noyb.eu/en/breaking-meta-prohi

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phosh 0.23.0 is out 🚀📱 :

There's a new lockscreen plugin to show emergency information by @kop316 , Plugins can now have preferences, we switched documentation to gi-docgen and there's more.

Check out the full release notes at gitlab.gnome.org/World/Phosh/p

@purism

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TikTok and its Chinese parent company ByteDance spied on Forbes journalists, including me. Read the shocking story here: forbes.com/sites/emilybaker-wh

Libadwaita keeps getting better! With Libadwaita, it easier to build great-looking apps, this has also meant that most new apps are adaptive from the start. Here is a list of some great apps

puri.sm/posts/libadwaita-in-th

PureBoot is Purism’s solution for high security boot firmware that gives you complete control.

While we design PureBoot’s defaults to meet most people’s needs, you can also create your own version with custom features, pre-approved USB keys, and all with little risk to your Librem 14 laptop.

Here is more about this topic 📌 puri.sm/posts/how-to-hardware-

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New episode is out!

@dsearls and @katherined talk to @kyle about hardware supply chains, building the only USA-made mobile phone, trust, open standards, and much more. Full episode here: reality2cast.com/133

youtube.com/shorts/bCR-S0nWRZE

#opensource #security #trust #openstandards #vendorLockin #podcast #NewEpisode

With PureBoot Restricted Boot, you can lock down your boot firmware so you control the keys. Let’s see how you tighten down your boot security with Restricted PureBoot ⬇️

puri.sm/posts/spotlight-on-pur

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