[chiglug] Purism (@Puri_sm) FOSS Laptop, Privacy & Security

[Carl Karsten]

$1800 seems a bit high.
Hardware Kill Switches  $89 ??

"""
All other laptops use hardware chips coupled with software that can betray
you. News stories have shown how these chips can surreptitiously transmit
voice, networking, picture or video signals. Other chips are used to
install spyware, malware or viruses. These built-in vulnerabilities can
turn “your” computer into “their” computer. Only by selecting each and
every chip in our Librem laptops can we guarantee your privacy, security
and freedom are protected.
"""

The wording bothers me.



On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 8:11 AM, Dan Krol <orblivion at gmail.com> wrote:

> I wonder why they made their own operating system and browser.
>
> I also wonder what the FSF has to say. Looking at this link:
> https://www.crowdsupply.com/purism/librem-15
>
> "While the BIOS is not yet free, the Librem 15 will be the first laptop
> ever manufactured to ship a modern Intel CPU fused to run unsigned BIOS
> code, allowing for a future where free software can replace the
> proprietary, digitally signed BIOS binaries. This marks one of the largest
> hurdles to a laptop that runs 100% free software and firmware."
>
> On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 8:54 PM, Rob Dux <robwdux at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Purism (@Puri_sm)
>> https://twitter.com/Puri_sm?s=09
>>
>> The Librem is the first computer designed to respect & protect your
>> #privacy, #security & #freedom.
>>
>> #gnu #linux #opensource #crowdfunding
>>
>> https:puri.sm
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