Purism positions AweSIM as low-barrier entry to privacy-focused cellular service
Key Takeaway
Purism's AweSIM cellular service lets users keep their existing phones while routing service through Purism to reduce personal data shared with traditional carriers.
Summary
Purism published a blog post framing its AweSIM cellular service as an accessible first step toward digital privacy. The service works with existing phones including the Librem 5, providing a phone number registered through Purism rather than directly with a traditional carrier. Purism describes it as 'Privacy as a Service' and compares it to a VPN for cellular, noting that no personal or financial information is shared with the underlying carrier.
How AweSIM routes around carrier data collection
- AweSIM provides a phone number registered and operated through Purism, not directly with the traditional carrier
- Purism acts as intermediary, preventing the underlying carrier from receiving subscriber personal or financial information
- Service is designed to work with Librem 5 but explicitly supports other phones as well
- Described by Purism as 'Privacy as a Service' and 'like VPN for cellular'
- Pricing not disclosed in the post; service tiers include AweSIM, SIMple, and SIMple Plus
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