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Purism’s Librem 5 seems to be a worthy alternative. They publish[0] schematics and aim to allow users to verify that hardware hadn’t been altered by a supplier.
by strogonoff 6y ago
Purism’s Librem 5 seems to be a worthy alternative. They publish[0] schematics and aim to allow users to verify that hardware hadn’t been altered by a supplier.
[0] https://puri.sm/posts/a-different-kind-of-transparency/ https://puri.sm/posts/a-different-kind-of-transparency/
- simonh 6y agoBoth efforts are great and well worth pursuing, but Purism don’t really talk at all about their hardware supply chain. Their focus in on the software and end user privacy, so they’re exposed to exactly the same hardware supply chain risks.
- strogonoff 6y agoDisclosing suppliers implies existential possibility of a supplier that can be trusted. A user with heightened security needs understands that the only way to guarantee supplier trustworthiness is to personally be present at the factory. Disclosing schematics (open-source hardware) and board x-rays removes the supplier trust requirement. A user with heightened security needs can diff received hardware with the reference (don’t trust; verify), or build their own phone to the spec.