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0 pointsRandomBacon6y ago0 comments

Okay, thank you.

Is there any way to mitigate this if one wants to keep Wifi and Bluetooth?

I guess if one really wanted to be pure then, they could just keep the second (of three, see below) hardware switches off, and even possibly de-solder a connection, to ensure they aren't accidently flipped on.

Hardware Switches:

- cameras and microphone

- WiFi and Bluetooth

- cellular baseband

(When all three switches are off, power is also killed to sensors a la "Lockdown Mode")

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jmkb6y ago· 1 in thread

> When all three switches are off, power is also killed to sensors a la "Lockdown Mode"

Personally, with all these switches off, I'd still want GPS for offline navigation.

RandomBaconOP6y ago

Maybe there are two contacts you could bridge. Are you good with a soldering iron?

batoure6y ago

this article is probably worth reading.

https://puri.sm/posts/librem5-solving-the-first-fsf-ryf-hurd...

Purism can't guarantee someone won't try to flash that firmware. so the best solution they came up with was to create a parallel chip to store the firmware they have vetted to be safe and to overwrite the modem or wifi firmware with their version of the binaries anytime a change to the other firmware is pushed through

kd36y ago

People: So how much security and privacy will we have on the Librem 5?

Purism: Yes.

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