Considering De-Googling? Unplugged Just Relaunched Its Privacy-First Smartphone, and It Earns "Zero Revenue From Customer Usage"

Considering de-Googling? Unplugged just relaunched its privacy-first smartphone, and it earns "zero revenue from customer usage"

The phone maker's chief on relaunching its flagship

Blackwater’s founder would like to sell you a privacy phone made in the USA

The Unplugged UP Phone is a “privacy-first” phone backed by Blackwater founder Erik Prince, and later this year it’ll be made in the US, too.

Unplugged UP Phone designed to block big tech surveillance and data harvesting even when turned off

Unplugged is set to launch its high-privacy UP Phone in September 2025. Powered by UnpluggedOS (based on AOSP), the triple-camera smartphone features a strong firewall, open-source AV, and physical battery disconnect to help defend users against unwanted data exfil and tracking by big tech and the deep state.

Blackwater’s founder would like to sell you a privacy phone made in the USA - WorldNL Magazine

Unplugged, a company cofounded and backed by Erik Prince, who is also the founder of infamous private military contractor Blackwater, has just released a new version of its “privacy-first” UP Phone that will be made in the US — at some point.The original UP Phone was described by the company as “the ultimate privacy-focused smartphone” and by privacy platform GrapheneOS as “a clear cut scam.” (It was first announced in June 2022, though it didn’…

Privacy-first smartphone maker Unplugged to begin assembly in America

Unplugged’s privacy-first smartphone UP Phone On Tuesday, Unplugged, a smartphone startup, announced it will begin assembling its privacy-focused “UP Phone” in Nevada this fall, shifting to U.S.-based production in alignment with the Trump administration’s push for increased domestic manufacturing. Akash Sriram for Reuters: ‎ The phones will be assembled in Nevada and the company aims to keep the device priced under $1,000, despite the high lab…