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We’re happy to announce that BusKill cables can now be purchased in-person in Haaksbergen, Netherlands.

The BusKill project has partnered with NovaCustom to make BusKill laptop kill cords available from another brick-and-mortar location in Europe. You can now go to the following location and purchase a BusKill cable with cash or cryptocurrency.

NovaCustom B.V.
Harmoleweg 4
7482 PL Haaksbergen
Netherlands
(only by appointment)

About BusKill

BusKill is a laptop kill-cord. It’s a USB cable with a magnetic breakaway that you attach to your body and connect to your computer.

If the connection between you to your computer is severed, then your device will lock, shutdown, or shred its encryption keys — thus keeping your encrypted data safe from thieves that steal your device.

While we do what we can to allow at-risk folks to purchase BusKill cables anonymously (or make their own), there is always the risk of interdiction.

We don’t consider hologram stickers or tamper-evident tape/crisps/glitter to be sufficient solutions to supply-chain security. A better solution (in addition to making the hardware designs open-source) is to let users purchase the device anonymously. Generally, the best way to defeat interdiction is to go to a physical brick-and-mortar and pay with cash.

About NovaCustom

In Mar 2015, Wessel klein Snakenborg (founder of NovaCustom) started selling highly-customizable Linux laptops from Europe.

In Aug 2021, NovaCustom released their first laptop (NV40) with coreboot pre-installed with Dasharo.

In 2023, NovaCustom caught the eye of many in the security community, as they announced a number of major milestones:

• In Apr 2023, NovaCustom started offering Intel ME disabling
• In May 2023, NovaCustom demonstrated their commitment to free software and the security community by obtaining Qubes certification on their NV41 Series laptop.
• In Sep 2023, NovaCustom started offering anti-interdiction services, which includes applying a unique glitter pattern to your new laptop’s chassis screws before shipment. This was inspired by Michael Altfield’s article about Trusted Boot,

And in Feb 2024, NovaCustom started selling their NV41 laptop with Heads pre-installed.

And now, as part of the partnership with the BusKill project, NovaCustom allows customers to place orders anonymously on their website, pickup the order in-person, and pay with cash (Euros only, exact cash required, and per-arranged appointment required for pickup). They also accept payments in Monero and Bitcoin.

We’re excited to partner with another leader in privacy solutions for high-risk folks in Europe, and we hope you’ll consider buying a Qubes-certified NovaCustom laptop + BusKill Kit from NovaCustom in The Netherlands.

Resellers welcome!

If you operate a shop selling security hardware and you’d like to sell BusKill cables, please contact us about our wholesale pricing 🙂

Buy BusKill in-person in The Netherlands

Order at novacustom.com or stop by in-store to purchase a BusKill cable.

You can also buy a BusKill cable at NovaCustom with Bitcoin and Monero.

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