Last week the newest addition to the smartphone market, the Blackphone started shipping to security conscious consumers - the initial stock was quickly sold out. The phone trades on its advanced security features, with a customised Android operating system and a suite of privacy-optimised software including encrypted VoIP; 'Silent Text', for secure messaging; and 'Silent Contacts', for an encrypted contact list that other apps can't access. Here we've asked for views from MEF members and the wider mobile industry on the smartphone market's latest entrant and why mobile privacy is such a … [Read more...]
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