{"id":931,"date":"2025-08-12T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/blackwaters-founder-would-like-to-sell-you-a-privacy-phone-made-in-the-usa\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T20:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T16:00:00","slug":"blackwaters-founder-would-like-to-sell-you-a-privacy-phone-made-in-the-usa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/blackwaters-founder-would-like-to-sell-you-a-privacy-phone-made-in-the-usa\/","title":{"rendered":"Blackwater\u2019s founder would like to sell you a privacy phone made in the USA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n\tThe UP Phone\u2019s core hardware hasn\u2019t changed since its first iteration. | Image: Unplugged\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n

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 \u00ab\u00a0privacy-first\u00a0\u00bb UP Phone that will be made in the US – at some point.<\/p>\n

The original UP Phone was described by the company as \u00ab\u00a0the ultimate privacy-focused smartphone\u00a0\u00bb and by privacy platform GrapheneOS as \u00ab\u00a0a clear cut scam.\u00a0\u00bb (It was first announced in June 2022, though it didn’t reach customers until 2024; Unplugged wouldn’t tell me how many units were sold, only that it sold out within three hours.) Now, Unplugged has launched a \u00ab\u00a0major update\u00a0\u00bb to the phone. Echoing claim \u2026<\/p>\n

Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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