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+id: introducing_ownphone
+title: "Introducing the first 3Phone: OwnPhone, from YourData Network"
+image_caption: Introducing OwnPhone
+description: OwnPhone, the first release in the 3Phone family, is being brought to life by our partner YourData Network!
+date: 2025-05-23
+taxonomies:
+  people: [sam_taggart]
+  news-category: [foundation]
+  tags: [community, tech]
+  news-category: [community, tech]
+extra:
+  imgPath: introducing_ownphone.png
+---
+
+At ThreeFold, we're on a mission to give people control over their digital lives through a more private, secure, and decentralized Internet.
+
+<br/>
+
+Today, we're thrilled to share some great news with you: [OwnPhone](https://ownphone.net/), the first release in the 3Phone family, is being brought to life by our partner [YourData Network](https://yourdata.network/).
+
+
+### **What is the OwnPhone?**
+
+OwnPhone isn’t just another smartphone. It's a new way of thinking about digital privacy and ownership.
+
+<br/>
+
+Here’s what sets it apart: 
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+<br/>
+
+- **Your data stays yours.** No tracking, no profiling. What’s on your phone belongs to you—period.
+- **Built on the decentralized Internet.** OwnPhone uses the global infrastructure developed by ThreeFold to store your data across a distributed network.
+- **You’re in control.** Choose where your data lives and who can access it. With OwnPhone, you're in charge of your digital world.
+- **Powered by Mycelium networking.** Mycelium is ThreeFold’s advanced overlay network that connects your device securely and directly, using the shortest and most private path – no middlemen, no exposure.
+
+<br/>
+
+**On the Roadmap:** one-click deployments of chosen applications (e.g. NextCloud) on the ThreeFold Grid via the OwnPhone; Name Services integrated into Mycelium; 3Bot & 3AI; and more.
+
+<br/>
+
+You can find YourData Network’s full announcement [here](https://ownphone.net/no-tracking-no-profiling-no-selling-of-your-data/).
+
+### **Already Pre-ordered a 3Phone?**
+
+You’re first in line to get the OwnPhone! Future features like 3Bot and 3AI will be available as free upgrades as they are released. Stay tuned as we’ll send more info / context via email in the coming days – and we invite you to attend the launch event or watch the recording to learn more.
+
+### **Join the Launch Event**
+
+Discover how OwnPhone is redefining digital privacy and ownership!
+
+<br/>
+
+Thursday, May 29 2025<br/>
+8:00pm CEST | 2:00pm EDT<br/>
+Register @ [ownphone.net](http://ownphone.net)
+
+<br/>
+
+*The call recording will be made available later so feel free to sign up even if you cannot attend the live event.*