I presume an actually-secure phone would be highly illegal for a civilian commoner to possess. On Feb 20, 2016 5:38 AM, "Cari Machet" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > http://encrypted-phone-review.com/silent-circle/is-silent-circle-us-govt-approved/ > > Is Silent Circle “US Govt Approved”? > > Encrypted Blackphone goes to war with snoopers > > Sunday Jan 19, 2014 | Rob Lever for Agence France Presse > "The larger firms, said Janke, 'want to own your soul. These companies are > in the business of monetizing data'." > > [snip] > > “We know that encryption works,” he said, adding that “brute force” > attacks to break encryption are rare because they are time-consuming, and > that spy agencies generally use other means like inserting viruses in > emails or hardware that can intercept messages. > > Because of this, Janke is careful not to promise too much. He said > Blackphone is not a “hardened” device like some designed for military use. > > “There is no such thing as a completely secure phone,” he said. “Nothing > is going to protect you from your own behavior. But out of the box, this > phone does a lot of things to protect your privacy.” > > On Sat, Feb 20, 2016 at 2:10 PM, John Young <[email protected]> wrote: > >> If Apple can hack its own security then the products are backdoors. >> >> >> > > > -- > Cari Machet > NYC 646-436-7795 > [email protected] > AIM carismachet > Syria +963-099 277 3243 > Amman +962 077 636 9407 > Berlin +49 152 11779219 > Reykjavik +354 894 8650 > Twitter: @carimachet <https://twitter.com/carimachet> > > 7035 690E 5E47 41D4 B0E5 B3D1 AF90 49D6 BE09 2187 > > Ruh-roh, this is now necessary: This email is intended only for the > addressee(s) and may contain confidential information. If you are not the > intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any use of this > information, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this email without > permission is strictly prohibited. > > >
