Blackphone lands: World’s most spy-resistant phone sold out
Published time: July 01, 2014
Blackphone, the much-ballyhooed collaboration between anti-NSA encryption powerhouse Silent Circle, and Geeksphone, a company owned by a former tech prodigy, has begun shipping around the world. The initial inventory has already sold out.
While security-conscious phones have been sold in the past, the idea took off after the revelations of global NSA surveillance leaked by former security agent Edward Snowden.
According to its makers, Blackphone, which sports a minimalist design and uses a custom Android-based OS, offers “an unparalleled product ideal for information workers, executives, public figures, and anyone else unwilling to give up their privacy.”
“Reclaim the power of choice. Now only you decide what to share, what to communicate, and what to keep entirely to yourself,” urges their website.
By keeping its development program under wraps, the Swiss-based manufacturers of the device have built up a mystique that has led many to believe that the phone is NSA-proof – something its inventors have not themselves claimed.
But now first reviewers have been able to get their hands on the device, and the verdicts are in.
“If you’re running a small or medium-sized business and are looking for a consumer device that can help protect your data, the Blackphone is a good option,” says respected technology portal Ars Technica.
read on: http://rt.com/news/169776-blackphone-security-encryption-surveillance/
Love Always
mudra
Published time: July 01, 2014
Blackphone, the much-ballyhooed collaboration between anti-NSA encryption powerhouse Silent Circle, and Geeksphone, a company owned by a former tech prodigy, has begun shipping around the world. The initial inventory has already sold out.
While security-conscious phones have been sold in the past, the idea took off after the revelations of global NSA surveillance leaked by former security agent Edward Snowden.
According to its makers, Blackphone, which sports a minimalist design and uses a custom Android-based OS, offers “an unparalleled product ideal for information workers, executives, public figures, and anyone else unwilling to give up their privacy.”
“Reclaim the power of choice. Now only you decide what to share, what to communicate, and what to keep entirely to yourself,” urges their website.
By keeping its development program under wraps, the Swiss-based manufacturers of the device have built up a mystique that has led many to believe that the phone is NSA-proof – something its inventors have not themselves claimed.
But now first reviewers have been able to get their hands on the device, and the verdicts are in.
“If you’re running a small or medium-sized business and are looking for a consumer device that can help protect your data, the Blackphone is a good option,” says respected technology portal Ars Technica.
read on: http://rt.com/news/169776-blackphone-security-encryption-surveillance/
Love Always
mudra
