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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.
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+<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/).
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+
+
+### **What is the OwnPhone?**
+
+OwnPhone isn’t just another smartphone. It's a new way of thinking about digital privacy and ownership.
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+<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.
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+<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.
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+<br/>
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+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 an 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 via email in the coming days – and we invite you to attend the launch event to learn more.
+
+### **Join the Launch Event**
+
+Discover how OwnPhone is redefining digital privacy and ownership!
+
+Thursday, May 29 2025<br/>
+8:00pm CEST | 2:00pm EDT<br/>
+Register @ [ownphone.net](http://ownphone.net)
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+*The call recording will be made available later so feel free to sign up even if you cannot attend the live event.*