Security and Privacy Focused Librem 5 Linux Smartphone Successfully Crowdfunded

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  • Post Updated: April 3, 2024

Believe it or not, Purism’s Librem 5 security and privacy-focused smartphone has been successfully crowdfunded a few hours ago when it reached and even passed its goal of $1.5 million, with 13 days left.

Librem 5 wants to be an open source and truly free mobile phone designed with security and privacy in mind, powered by a GNU/Linux operating system based on Debian GNU/Linux and running only Open Source software apps on top of a popular desktop environment like KDE Plasma Mobile or GNOME Shell.

“Running Free/Libre and Open Source software and a GNU+Linux Operating System designed to create an open development utopia, rather than the walled gardens from all other phone providers,” said Purism. “A fully standards-based freedom-oriented system, based on Debian and many other upstream projects.”

The Librem 5 smartphone also wants to be world’s first ever IP-native mobile device that uses decentralized end-to-end encrypted communication. It won’t be compatible with Goo… (read more)

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