The secure mobile company Silent Circle, which last week raised $50M and bought out the joint venture behind its Blackphone handset, has…
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Jolla and SSH push Sailfish Secure as “European alternative” mobile OS
I’ve got to hand it to Jolla – despite significant teething problems, the upstart Finnish mobile-maker has clung on, using crowdfunding campaigns…
Read MoreBlackphone to get privacy app store and self-contained ‘spaces’
The anti-surveillance Blackphone handset is about to get what its makers are billing as the world’s first privacy-focused app store, along with…
Read MoreHackers will get paid for finding Blackphone flaws after all
Both Blackphone and Silent Circle, one of the companies behind it, have launched bug bounty programs to encourage hackers to notify them of vulnerabilities.…
Read MoreUsing strong crypto, TunnelX offers a conversation tool that no one can snoop on
TunnelX is a service that uses really strong encryption to let ordinary people have a truly private conversation online. But what will happen if the government comes calling?…
Read MoreAnti-surveillance Blackphone handset starts shipping
The device's release will be a test case both for bundling privacy-centric tools in a user-friendly way, and for carving out a niche in the modern mobile platform wars.…
Read MorePrivacy can be lucrative – Silent Circle just pulled in $30M in funding
The investment bodes well for business models built around security and privacy, and for the chances of the soon-to-be-released Blackphone.…
Read MoreGeeksphone’s versatile Revolution gets CyanogenMod 11 and another price cut
The plucky Spanish outfit's own-brand smartphone may offer loads of operating system options, but its repeated discounting suggests it's not terribly popular. Geeksphone has also revealed the processor for its upcoming Blackphone.…
Read More“Merkel phone” security firm teams up with Vodafone on new Secure Call app
The app, which promises to protect voice communications, is part of a slew of new security products being pitched to privacy-conscious businesses in Europe.…
Read MoreSilent Circle gets its first telco distributor, as KPN prepares to offer encrypted communications
The strategic partnership is important for Silent Circle, as it promises to make the encrypted Skype rival much more usable by widening its pool of users.…
Read MoreMeet Blackphone, a privacy-centric handset from some serious security veterans
The device uses a secure version of Android and, judging by the pedigree of the team, it looks like a credible package for those seeking private communications.…
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