![]() Most people have clearly become much more conscious about their personal data as a result of the string of privacy scandals and disclosures in recent years. The added use of a virtual private network (VPN) makes tracing browser sessions impossible.Ĭritics will say that buying a Blackphone means compromising considerably on usability, but obviously that is not the main concern when deciding to get one. The encryption of text calls would also appear to be sufficiently secure, given that attempts by the Ars Technica techies to identify or read encrypted messages were unsuccessful. In other words, no one knows you are having a conversation with another user at all, let alone what you are discussing. As only the exchange of these packets is visible, their contents cannot be readily retrieved. When you place a voice or video call to another Blackphone user, the handset only sends encrypted packets to a server at Silent Circle (creator of the Blackphone). The introduction of the Blackphone obviously raises the question of whether it really is as secure as the manufacturer claims.Īrs Technica’s answer: Yes, the phone is ‘pretty damn secure’. ![]() The Blackphone also comes with countless tools providing end-to-end encryption of communications with other people using these tools. For instance, Wi-Fi Manager keeps you from logging in on unsecured networks, SpiderOak gives you secure access to files stored on any computer, and Disconnect anonymizes your web searches. ![]() The phone uses a custom Android operating system (so no Google!) to which a range of privacy apps have been added. This phone, whose performance the reviewers labelled ‘mediocre’, was developed and designed with one purpose in mind: protecting your privacy. Leading tech news site Ars Technica has a scoop with its exclusive review of the Blackphone. Published on 30 June 2014 categories Privacy & Data protection
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