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An independent, honest look at the MC03. 9to5Google spent time with the device and shared their real take on what it's actually like to use a phone built with no Google behind it. Worth a watch if you're curious what that experience actually looks like. Full review here: https://lnkd.in/eedN6htk

One of my portfolio companies is going public?! 🇬🇧 Big news for Apostrophy, the privacy-focused mobile OS company I co-founded and invested in back in 2022. Apostrophy has announced plans that could see the company listed on the London Stock Exchange through a reverse takeover. The deal could also bring Apostrophy and Punkt.'s mobile assets together under one roof. Pretty wild to see how far this one has come. I’m obviously spending most of my working hours these days building Clicks, but I continue to be an investor and active advisor to Apostrophy. I remain a big believer in the need for a real alternative to the Apple/Google mobile duopoly. Especially when it comes to privacy, security and data sovereignty. Lots still needs to happen before the transaction is complete, but this would be a pretty exciting next chapter. Congrats to the entire Apostrophy and Punkt. teams! 👏 More details in the article. Link in comments.

What our tech is built to do: intelligent habits for lives that are less distracted, and data that stays private by design.

Sky TG24, one of Italy's major national broadcasters, tested the MC03 and sat down with our founder Petter Neby, to talk privacy, sovereignty, and why "the third way" between Android and iOS matters. Discover more: https://lnkd.in/e3MgyR3U

Another step for data sovereignty in the mainstream conversation. n-tv covers the launch of the MC03, our European, privacy-first smartphone built around AphyOS. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eRpYr78Y

Data breaches don't go on holiday. In July alone, 14.2 million KDDI customers had their email and password exposed. 6.9 million people had their driver's license data leaked in a separate breach. Over 26 million records, including facial recognition scans, leaked from a major venue chain. Read more: https://lnkd.in/gP6EMeRB

We are introducing the Punkt. Substack, a space for longer-form writing on privacy, technology, and the everyday choices behind both. The first piece, "Today I Choose Surveillance," is written by security expert and researcher Daniel Cuthbert and examines how readily control over personal data is handed over through the devices we carry. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/ePXWeXHs

Where your tech is built makes a lot of difference. The MC03 is built in Germany, and the OS is developed in Switzerland. It matters legally, structurally, and ethically: European data frameworks, Swiss privacy standards, with no dependency on ecosystems built on advertising revenue. Sovereignty starts at the hardware level.

German soul, Swiss heart: the MC03 as featured in HDBlog. Read on to discover the MC03's full philosophy and details: https://lnkd.in/e86D8qzJ

Enterprises pour millions into hardening data centers and cloud infrastructure, then deploy that same data onto mobile operating systems they don't control. Petter Neby breaks down how AphyOS (by Apostrophy) closes that gap, on the Punkt. MC03. Read the full piece: https://lnkd.in/etNpAdtP