The secure mobile company Silent Circle, which last week raised $50M and bought out the joint venture behind its Blackphone handset, has unveiled a new version of that device — though… Read more »
I’ve got to hand it to Jolla – despite significant teething problems, the upstart Finnish mobile-maker has clung on, using crowdfunding campaigns and general community-mindedness to maintain interest around its alternative… Read more »
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 the ability to run separate virtualized spaces for private… Read more »
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 more »
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 more »
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 more »
The investment bodes well for business models built around security and privacy, and for the chances of the soon-to-be-released Blackphone. Read more »
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 more »
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. Read more »