I've really enjoyed processing our new-and-improved anti-interdiction orders. So far I have to say out of all the glitter nail polish, orange is my favorite (looks so cool against the black case) followed by rainbow. #infosec#tamperevident
@bear454 I think "ruled out" would be too strong, but once I got more information on what was involved I edited it so people wouldn't get the wrong idea in case when we explore it in the future we don't find a way to do it.
@kyle It was quite difficult to justify the price. However, it is now understandable as to why you would want a considerable profit margin with a phone that is built to last. I commend you for this effort. Keep going! #Librem5 π π
We are living in an age where everything from clothing to furniture to technology is cheap and disposable. The assumption is that nothing lasts, so one might as well buy the cheapest thing and throw it away when it inevitably breaks. Nowhere is this more true than the phone market, but it's something we want to change with the Librem 5.
@simon The modems do. For the entire phone you certify the device as a whole, and if the hardware changes, you pay to recertify everything again and wait for that process to complete. So it would waste both time and money to certify each batch since the hardware is changing (such as the resistor change in Birch). So instead we will certify the mass-produced device that won't have any more hardware changes.
@briana That argument has more relevance on Intel platforms w/ Meltdown and Spectre and CPU microcode. Beyond that the goal is to limit and remove any binary blob firmware, especially w/ security impact altogether and use FOSS alternatives.
My understanding on the phone is that there are fewer proprietary blobs remaining that would likely need a security update or impact the security of the device in a reasonable way.
Why has it taken me so long to learn about set pgp_auto_decode=yes in mutt? So many mail clients skip MIME and just embed armored PGP in-line. #gamechanger
TIL: Many people believe govt. intelligence agencies only operate effectively within their own borders, in particular that NSA/FSB/PLA are powerless in Europe. #themoreyouknow
It's been so difficult to keep quiet about Librem 5 USA! It's a Librem 5 phone with electronics fabricated in the US like our Librem Key and devkit. As I mention in the post, our goal is to shrink our #supplychain and directly oversee as much of the process as possible. #Librem5USA
"These owners can choose to share some, all, or none of their footage with police; police do not need a warrant in order to request camera footage from residents....when camera owners are "uncooperative or unavailable," officers are instructed to contact Ring and request that the captured video be preserved." #privacy
I don't play many board games but I bought Wingspan recently. It's not just a fun family strategy game w/o war or battle, it's deep enough that it's more fun each time I play. Recommended.
@fsf Lists the Librem 5 in its Giving Guide https://www.fsf.org/blogs/community/ethical-tech-giving-guide-freedom-is-the-gift-that-keeps-on-giving The Purism Librem 5 cell phone is another exciting addition to the Giving Guide this year: we're giving it a tentative recommendation because the company has publicly committed to doing the right things for prioritizing user freedom and privacy. We also have evaluated and endorsed the operating system that the Librem 5 will run, the fully free PureOS, and the phone is designed for maximum privacy, security, and user freedom.
"When we first approached hardware manufacturers almost two years ago with this project most of them instantly said βNo, sorry, impossible, we can not help you.β. Others warned us, that it could never work, that it was too complicated, βthe industry does not do thatβ and so forth.
And yet here we are, later than we wanted, but we are actually shipping first hardware! It is possible but it comes at a price." #Librem5