most secure laptop – Purism https://puri.sm/ High-quality computers that protect your freedom and privacy Wed, 01 Oct 2025 18:29:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.28 https://puri.sm/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-purism-logo-rectangle-1-32x32.png most secure laptop – Purism https://puri.sm/ 32 32 How Big Tech Exploits Apps to Circumvent Privacy Laws & a Solution from Purism https://puri.sm/posts/how-big-tech-exploits-apps-to-circumvent-privacy-laws-a-solution-from-purism/ Thu, 22 May 2025 15:51:14 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=83303 Despite the promises of robust privacy laws like Europe’s GDPR and California’s CCPA/CPRA, Big Tech continues to push the envelope when it comes to data collection. This is especially the case with regard to mobile applications.

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]]> PureOS 10.3 Power Optimization https://puri.sm/posts/pureos-10-3-power-optimization/ Mon, 12 Jun 2023 16:51:02 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=79637 With PureOS 10.3, power saving and new goodies is the name of the game. Most companies abandon hardware soon after launch, but we have a different approach with the Librem 5.  With every upgrade to PureOS we push on the Librem 5, the more the device can do and the more efficient it gets. One […]

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]]> Belt and Braces: Introducing Faraday Sleeves and Bags from SLNT https://puri.sm/posts/belt-and-braces-introducing-faraday-sleeves-and-bags-from-slnt/ Tue, 11 Apr 2023 19:20:22 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=79060 We believe in a layered, defense-in-depth approach to security, and that is why we are excited to announce our partnership with SLNT to offer premium Faraday sleeves and bags compatible with our product line. Each of these products is designed to block electromagnetic radiation, so that you can be absolutely sure that once you put […]

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]]> Bootstrapping Trust with Anti-Interdiction https://puri.sm/posts/bootstrapping-trust-with-anti-interdiction/ Wed, 22 Mar 2023 16:30:57 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=77620 How do you bootstrap trust when you have to order a trusted computer from an untrusted one? One way is with our anti-interdiction services and in this article I will talk through how that works. There are many different reasons why customers add our anti-interdiction services to their phone or laptop orders. When you sign […]

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]]> Introducing PureBoot Restricted Boot https://puri.sm/posts/introducing-pureboot-restricted-boot/ Thu, 03 Nov 2022 22:54:10 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=76293 We have been busy on the PureBoot front! Recently we announced “PureBoot Basic Mode” which is a low-security option for PureBoot that disables tamper detection, but leaves you with the robust PureBoot recovery console for debugging boot issues. To balance our last “low security” feature, our most recent PureBoot release, version 23, offers a new […]

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]]> Librem Key Goodies (Part 1) https://puri.sm/posts/librem-key-goodies-part-1/ Wed, 02 Nov 2022 16:00:04 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=76174 The Librem Key comes preloaded with the PureBoot bundle to protect your firmware. While it’s good at protecting your boot firmware, that’s only some of what it can do. You can also encrypt your computer’s file system, auto lock on removal, and encrypt local documents just to get started. Encrypted Filesystem By default, PureOS has […]

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]]> Year-End Savings Start Now with $200 off on Librem 14 Laptop https://puri.sm/posts/year-end-savings-start-now-with-200-off-on-librem-14-laptop/ Tue, 01 Nov 2022 17:07:41 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=76250   It is already the year end, and a new year will be knocking at our doors very soon! We’ve seen an incredible response to Librem 14 laptops this year, so we decided to offer a great new promotion, just in time for the holiday season ahead. Use the coupon L14SALE22 when you check out to […]

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]]> Introducing PureBoot Basic https://puri.sm/posts/introducing-pureboot-basic/ Thu, 01 Sep 2022 18:02:12 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=75803 PureBoot is our high-security, tamper-detecting boot firmware that we offer as an alternative to our default coreboot firmware on hardware like our Librem 14 and Librem Mini. The combination of PureBoot, our anti-interdiction services, and the option of Qubes as the pre-installed OS makes hardware like the Librem 14 among the most secure computers you […]

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]]> Qubes 4.1 Now Available for Pre-Install https://puri.sm/posts/qubes-4-1-now-available-for-pre-install/ Thu, 26 May 2022 15:39:02 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=75098 I’m convinced that the Librem 14 is the best laptop for Qubes and our customers seem to agree. Originally, customers who selected Qubes with their order would have to install it themselves with a USB thumb drive we added to the order. More recently we started offering Qubes as a pre-installed option, all set up […]

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]]> Summer Sale on Librem 14 Laptops https://puri.sm/posts/summer-sale-on-librem-14-laptops/ Thu, 12 May 2022 20:04:51 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=74996 Looking for the best time to order your Librem 14 laptop? Librem 14 is one of the most secure laptops we’ve built so far.  The laptop is designed chip-by-chip, line-by-line, to respect your rights to privacy, security, and freedom. Standard orders ship within 10 days. All you have to do is enter the coupon code, L14SUMMER […]

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]]> Security Self-Sufficiency https://puri.sm/posts/security-self-sufficiency/ Wed, 23 Mar 2022 17:29:09 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=74446 “Put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.” — Andrew Carnegie Many people take Carnegie’s advice to heart when it comes to security. They anchor almost all of their security with a single vendor, and the vendor is more than happy to oblige. Most infosec vendors seem incapable of designing security […]

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]]> Special Offer on PureBoot Bundle with Anti-Interdiction https://puri.sm/posts/special-offer-on-librem14-aibundle/ Tue, 01 Mar 2022 20:24:33 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=74253   Freedom is essential to security. Purism’s commitment to security and user freedom means we can deliver products and services Big Tech players can’t. We also think security should be convenient and hardware and software should be secure by default. Our approach results in a completely unique combination of security solutions. Security must be anchored in […]

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]]> Shields Up: Flexible Security for Changing Threats https://puri.sm/posts/shields-up-flexible-security-for-changing-threats/ Mon, 28 Feb 2022 22:35:29 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=74187 People often ask me for security advice, but before I can offer any recommendations usually I need to ask people specific questions about themselves to understand the threats they face. That’s because the security measures you take depend on your threats, and because everyone faces different threats, there are few one-size-fits all recommendations. When I […]

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]]> Anti-Interdiction on the Librem 14 https://puri.sm/posts/anti-interdiction-on-the-librem-14/ Tue, 22 Feb 2022 22:37:03 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=74139 Whether you face extreme threats or want some extra peace of mind, you might want to be able to detect if someone tampers with your laptop when it’s out of your possession. Anti-interdiction can be particularly handy when traveling and for the initial delivery. Manual Setup Following this procedure will allow you to verify your laptop has […]

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]]> Video Editing on Linux Featuring Librem 14 https://puri.sm/posts/video-editing-on-linux-featuring-librem-14/ Thu, 27 Jan 2022 01:02:46 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=73887 Video editing is a complex topic with a wide-range of software to choose from. In this series, produced with Gardiner Bryant, we will cover some of the common video editing suites available for Linux. We will then jump into some of the other software that you can choose when producing multimedia content on Linux. Instead of just […]

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]]> Librem 14 is Ideal for Enterprise Linux https://puri.sm/posts/librem-14-is-ideal-for-enterprise-linux/ Thu, 06 Jan 2022 21:08:53 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=73588 While many people think of enterprise computers in terms of systems running Windows or MacOS, there have long been millions of enterprise users running a GNU/Linux-based enterprise Linux distribution and entire industries where all employees run Linux. While sometimes this is for philosophical reasons, often it’s also for practical reasons: a Linux desktop is the […]

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]]> High Security Shipping: Anti-interdiction in 2021 https://puri.sm/posts/high-security-shipping-anti-interdiction-in-2021/ Mon, 03 Jan 2022 21:31:47 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=73529 We offer a lot of unique, high-security features at Purism (I discuss the most secure options for the Librem 14 in this post). One of the most interesting things we offer is our anti-interdiction service, an add-on service that we custom-tailor for each customer to add multiple levels of tamper detection to an order. With […]

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]]> My Recommendations for the Most Secure Librem 14 Configuration https://puri.sm/posts/my-recommendations-for-the-most-secure-librem-14-configuration/ Thu, 09 Dec 2021 20:39:50 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=73364 The Librem 14 is our most secure laptop to date. We aim to make the Librem 14 as secure as possible out of the box for the widest range of customers while also taking ease-of-use and overall convenience into account. We also avoid security measures that take control away from you and give it to […]

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]]> Why The Librem 14 with QubesOS Exceeded My Expectations https://puri.sm/posts/why-the-librem-14-with-qubesos-exceeded-my-expectations/ Tue, 07 Dec 2021 21:42:14 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=73331 If you face extreme threats, or even if you are just looking for a high-security operating system for peace of mind, it’s hard to beat QubesOS. While it’s not as easy to use as our default PureOS, it offers a lot of advanced security features that, when combined with the advanced hardware and firmware security […]

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]]> New PureBoot Feature: Scanning Root for Tampering https://puri.sm/posts/new-pureboot-feature-scanning-root-for-tampering/ Thu, 14 Oct 2021 15:53:17 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=73014 With the latest PureBoot R19 pre-release we have added a number of new changes including improved GUI workflows and new security features and published a ROM image so the wider community can test it before it turns into the next stable release. To test it, existing PureBoot users can download the R19-pre1 .rom file that […]

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]]> Qubes Now A Preinstall Option for Librem 14 and Mini https://puri.sm/posts/qubes-now-a-preinstall-option-for-librem-14-and-mini/ Tue, 07 Sep 2021 17:17:48 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=72793 While we default to our own PureOS on our hardware, we have also supported the high-security QubesOS on Purism hardware ever since the Librem 13 v1 became the first hardware officially supported by the Qubes project. Since then we have continued to treat Qubes as a first-class citizen and ensured that it works well on […]

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]]> Defending Against Spyware Like Pegasus https://puri.sm/posts/defending-against-spyware-like-pegasus/ Wed, 21 Jul 2021 13:57:11 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=72531 This has been a busy week for security news, but perhaps the most significant security and privacy story to break this week (if not this year), is about how NSO Group’s Pegasus spyware has been used by a number of governments to infect and spy on journalists and activists and even heads of state by […]

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]]> Guest Post: Librem 14, Librem Keys, and Qubes OS https://puri.sm/posts/guest-post-librem-14-librem-keys-and-qubes-os/ Thu, 27 May 2021 16:19:28 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=71972 Editor’s Note: This is a guest blog post by Anthony J. Martinez republished with his permission. You can view the original blog post here. With the arrival of my second Librem Key, I thought now would be a good time to go over how I use Qubes OS features along with some more products from […]

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]]> Best Qubes Laptop is the Secure Librem 14 https://puri.sm/posts/best-qubes-laptop-is-the-secure-librem-14/ Fri, 23 Apr 2021 19:47:34 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=71654 Update 2021-04-26: We’ve gotten some questions in response to this post about Qubes support on our laptops. To clarify, while we offer Qubes as an OS option, we do not yet pre-install it. This is simply because Qubes does not yet offer an “OEM install” method like with PureOS where we could set up disk […]

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]]> Librem 14 in Pictures https://puri.sm/posts/librem-14-in-pictures/ Mon, 19 Apr 2021 23:09:40 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=71596 We are excited that the Librem 14 is shipping, and we are so pleased with the production model that we wanted to share some brand new pictures of it inside and out.

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]]> Librem 14 Security Features https://puri.sm/posts/librem-14-security-features/ Mon, 22 Mar 2021 19:54:27 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=71317 The Librem 14 was designed based on a long wishlist we made to build our dream laptop. When we first announced the Librem 14 we stuck to the features we knew for sure would be part of the first revision.

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]]> Librem 14 Update: Freed EC, Shipping Beginning in March https://puri.sm/posts/librem-14-update-freed-ec-shipping-beginning-in-march/ Mon, 22 Feb 2021 12:01:13 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=71063 In our previous Librem 14 update, we described some of the supply chain challenges we (and the rest of the semiconductor industry) have been facing this year. In particular we faced challenges with Intel CPU supply and most recently a few week delay in availability of our 3-cell batteries for the Librem 14. To expedite […]

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]]> Librem 14 Status Update: EVT2 Sample Is Almost There https://puri.sm/posts/librem-14-status-update-evt2-sample-is-almost-there/ Tue, 01 Dec 2020 19:57:03 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=70289 We truly think of the Librem 14 as our dream laptop here at Purism, and because of that and because this is a brand new design compared to the Librem 13 we find ourselves nitpicking a bit more than usual as our design becomes a reality. As part of this nitpicking process we make EVT […]

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]]> Apple Users Got Owned https://puri.sm/posts/apple-users-got-owned/ Fri, 13 Nov 2020 22:14:09 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=69911 You’ll often hear hackers say that they “owned” (or sometimes “pwned”) a computer. They don’t mean that they have the computer in their physical possession, what they mean is that they have compromised the computer and have such deep remote control that they can do whatever they want to it. When hackers own a computer […]

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]]> Librem 14 Status Update: Shipping Starts in December https://puri.sm/posts/librem-14-status-update-shipping-starts-in-december/ Mon, 09 Nov 2020 08:00:15 +0000 https://puri.sm/?p=69848 Librem 14 will begin shipping in December with all backorders shipped in January and reaching shipping parity in February.

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