{"id":4040,"date":"2023-10-24T10:09:46","date_gmt":"2023-10-24T07:09:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/4040\/original_title-182\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T10:09:47","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T07:09:47","slug":"original_title-182","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=4040","title":{"rendered":"Kickstarter project promises the first smartphone with built-in privacy switch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kickstarter project promises the first smartphone with built-in privacy switch\u060c<\/p>\n

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Murena isn’t exactly a household name in the mobile industry, so unless you own a modular Fairphone 4 purchased in the US, chances are you’ve never heard of this company.<\/p>\n

Last July, the Fairphone 4 was launched in the United States in partnership with Murena, a company specializing in the \u201cde-Googlelization\u201d of Android smartphones. This particular version of Murena’s Fairphone 4 ignores all Google<\/a> apps in favor of the company’s cloud apps like email, calendar, and cloud storage.<\/p>\n

Most likely unrelated to the possible success of the Fairphone 4 in the US, Murena has launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for \u201cthe first smartphone accessible to everyone with a privacy button to prevent surveillance<\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n

The amount the company is asking is ridiculously low compared to the budgets allocated by major phone makers, even for their cheapest products: around $27,000.<\/p>\n

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The Murena 2 Privacy Switch<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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With approximately 9 days left, the Murena 2 project managed to raise over $160,000, making the campaign a considerable success. Nearly 350 people decided to finance the project by purchasing at least one phone in advance. According to Murena, their upcoming phone is \u201cthe world\u2019s first privacy-focused smartphone,\u201d designed specifically for the masses. The device has two physical switches: <\/p>\n