Before this launch, could you walk into a store in The Netherlands, pay cash, and walk out with a anonymously-purchased SHIFT phone?

hardened LinaegeOS forks seems like exactly what we need…

Isn’t the whole point that this thing can be upgraded?

Also, Pixel 3 still runs great, once you strip off all the google spyware.

Yeah, small dutch company that has a good history. They’ve been making highly customizable laptops for the EU market since 2015. And since 2021, they’ve been focusing on security and right-to-repair. You can watch an interview with the NovaCustom founder (Wessel Klein Snakenborg) here:

• https://techlore.tv/w/hAQNnw9eQndZRJe438DqRF

They’re one of very few laptop manufacturers that sell QubesOS certified laptops. And that come with coreboot.