Give the gift of freedom!
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This is the 2017 Giving Guide. For more current recommendations for ethical gift-giving, please see the 2018 Ethical Tech Giving Guide.
A new phone or computer can be the highlight of the holidays, but with proprietary software lurking under the wrapping paper, your thoughtful gift may be more naughty than nice.
This guide replaces these holiday humbugs with better devices from ethical companies—no creepy remote deletion of files or punitive and mean rules about copying and sharing. Just products and software that respect the freedom and privacy of your loved ones: gifts you can feel good about.
Plus, our crib notes below will help you explain why this version is better than the one they've heard of (and spread the word about software freedom, too).
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Tell your friends
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Tell your friends
Use #givefreely. You might get a gift out of it!
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Host a Giveaway
- Download the printable version.
+ Printable version coming soon!
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- Why it's cool: Ever feel like every time you pick up your smartphone, someone is watching you? This may not cut off their access entirely, but it will make their job a little harder.
+ Why it's cool: Ever feel like every time you pick up your smartphone, someone is watching you? This may not cut off their access entirely, but it will make their job a little harder.
Your smartphone is so much more than a phone: it's a tiny computer you carry with you every day, and for many people around the world, it's their only internet-enabled device. Choosing one of these phones lets you bring software freedom everywhere you go.
- You can also get an S2 or S3, complete with Replicant.
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You can also get an S2 or S3, complete with Replicant.
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Note: While the main processor is exclusively running free software, the modem processor runs a Samsung nonfree system.
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Stay away from: iPhone X
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Stay away from: iPhone
- Comes with no shortage of spyware.
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Apple uses Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) to block competing software.
- - Also bad: iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 8
+ - Avoid: iPhone X, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 8, and other models.
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Mandatory Windows updates force users to test potentially unstable new versions. Read more about Windows's abuses.
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Also bad: Dell Inspiron Touch-Screen, HP Omen, and MacBook Pro
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You can find Windows on computers like the Dell Inspiron Touch-Screen, HP Omen, and Lenovo Ideapad.
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