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The privacy movement often asks people to make significant changes. Switch phones. Change operating systems. Learn new tools. Adopt new habits. We do that too. The post The First Step Toward Digital Independence: Why AweSIM Matters appeared first on Purism .

We're already working on building PureOS Dawn Alpha images, and we're eager to get Dawn into your hands to test! As always, stability and reliability are paramount, so this month brings even more improvements on both fronts. The post PureOS Development Report: August 2026 appeared first on Purism .

October 1st, 2026 will be ten years and 3 quarters worth of warrant canaries published by Purism. The post Over a Decade of Warrant Canaries appeared first on Purism .

Welcome back! In our June update, we discussed PureOS's downstream relationship with Debian. Just as PureOS Crimson is based on Debian Bookworm, PureOS Dawn is based on Debian Trixie. We modify many Debian packages for PureOS to provide the best experience on all Librem devices. Often, when we reach a new Debian release, there will be packages with changes on both sides, creating a conflict. The …

We have some refurbished Librem 16 that sell at a discounted price. You can order them directly from the shop. The post Refurbished Librem 16 Laptops Now Available! appeared first on Purism .

As with every video that we make at Purism, we have made the Librem 16 launch video in house with Librem hardware running PureOS, and using free software only. This blog post will give a quick overview of the steps that we went through for making this video. It will also show how to run a video project with total freedom, away from proprietary constraints. Finally, it underlines how amazing the L…

Thanks for joining us again! In our May update, we mentioned that we're bringing in updated dependencies as part of the goal to ship the latest Phosh desktop environment in PureOS Dawn. The post PureOS Development Report: June 2026 appeared first on Purism .

Today, Purism is proud to release CAD models for the Librem 16 in both the widely used STEP and FreeCAD formats. Under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 license, you are free to reproduce, modify, and integrate these components as you like, including commercially. The post A STEP ahead for customization with the Librem 16 appeared first on Purism .

Purism installed and recorded the test-harness at two DOE/NNSA facilities traversing between Las Vegas Nevada and Albuquerque New Mexico. This is a first-known live installation of PQC Encryptors between two long-haul sites showcasing 10Gbps line-rate speeds with negligible latency and maximum throughput compared to cleartext. The post PQC Encryptor Video Demonstration appeared first on Purism .

With the recent launch of the Librem 16, I'm excited. Clearly I'm excited to share this product with you, but that's just the beginning. I'm excited for the future of technology. The post An exciting future with the Librem 16 appeared first on Purism .

In 1776, America didn't just reject a king - it rejected tolerance of oppressive governance, taxation without representation, and the idea that power is imposed by someone far away. The Liberty Phone channels the same rebellious spirit for our era, pushing back against Big Tech’s control through a privacy-first, user-owned approach. Use software you can understand, hardware you can shut off, and …

Welcome back! In our last update, we announced the release of PureOS Crimson! We're thrilled to share this release with you, and we hope you love it as much as we do. We skipped ahead a little bit in that post, since the release occurred in May and we were eager to share it. We made many more quality-of-life improvements in May leading up to the release. Our work is speeding up too: we're laying …

Purism , an independent U.S. technology company dedicated to protecting users’ privacy, security, and online freedom, today announced the launch of its flagship laptop, the Librem 16 . The post Purism Announces Launch of Its Librem 16 Laptop, the World’s Most Private and Secure Workstation appeared first on Purism .

For years, Android marketed itself as the antidote to Apple’s walled garden. Open. Flexible and developer friendly. That promise is now eroding—fast. The post Google’s Lock Down Policy appeared first on Purism .

The recent National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) study on effectiveness of school phone bans has reignited debate over whether restricting smartphones in schools actually helps students. Its headline result—that strict bans show “close to zero” immediate impact on test scores—has been interpreted by some as evidence that regulation doesn’t work. The post Smartphone Study appeared first on P…