Security News > 2021 > June > Google, Facebook, Chaos Computer Club join forces to oppose German state spyware

In an open letter this month, the Chaos Computer Club - along with Google, Facebook, and others - said they are against proposals to dramatically expand the use of so-called state trojans, aka government-made spyware, in Germany.

Once you have root access on a person's computer or handheld, the the device can be an open book, encryption or not.

Smartphone born in the USA. If you want a smartphone built outside China and the walled gardens of Google and Apple, Purism's Librem 5 USA may be for you.

Running the biz's Linux-based, user-managed PureOS, the Librem 5 USA is assembled in the country, and like the Librem 5, all the source code and schematics are open for people to scrutinize and verify.

The Librem 5 USA's modem comes from Germany - though it can be user replaced - and its Wi-Fi chipset comes from India.

"Making the Librem 5 USA is the latest revolutionary advancement Purism has delivered on, proving it not only possible to make a phone that is secure, avoids Big Tech, never spies, never tracks, is not monopolistic, has all the source code released, and allows the customer to actually own it, but also is manufactured in the United States of America," Purism proclaimed.

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