Your Phone is Giving Away More Than You Ever Bargained For
Quoting: Your Phone is Giving Away More Than You Ever Bargained For – Purism —
Purism devices are not actively or passively sharing your personal data since they do not rely on traditional big tech platforms such as Apple’s iOS or Google’s Android. Similarly, there is no interaction with an Apple App Store or Google Play Store.
Purism devices run on an open-source, hardened Linux Kernel. While Linux is also at the heart of Android OS, it is by no-means “open sourced” anymore. (I will write later on the multiple “forks” of Android.)
Additionally, Purism has devices that are manufactured in the United States. The supply chain and hygiene of the devices are safeguarded by US Citizens. This greatly lessens the threat of offensive and non-friendly nation-state actors nestling an attack in the hardware, firmware or Layer 7 software.
Perhaps most importantly of all – Purism is a Social Purpose Corporation (SPC). Here’s what that means...
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Federal Government Mobility Veteran Randy Siegel Joins Purism
“Adding Randy to lead our secure mobile offering is a natural fit to expand our governmental focused Liberty Phone manufactured at our facility on US Soil. We are extremely excited that Randy is joining our team!” — Todd Weaver, Founder & CEO of Purism.