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Face inclination of total surveillance of the secret services , the front of the protection of personal data is organized . Specialist encrypted communications Silent Circle has partnered with Geeksphone , a Spanish manufacturer of mobile phones, to create Blackphone , a smartphone that integrates the ultimate in data protection : VPN , voice encrypted, encrypted instant messaging, encrypted storage , video chat encrypted, etc. .

Few technical details are known yet . The operating system is PrivatOS , a derivative of Android that has incorporated security features . Security would also be integrated in hardware . The terminal will be presented Feb. 24 at the upcoming Mobile World Congress in Barcelona . The Blackphone will be sold unlocked and will work with any operator . And that's about all we know at this point exactly .

In a statement, the founders of Blackphone explain that safety management is " in the hands of the user." This suggests the use of channels of point- to-point , with a local encryption key storage . Moreover, it is likely that the Blackphone will also rely on technologies Silent Circle, which already offers a range of software secure communication ( instant messaging, video chat, telephony).

Switzerland promised land for the protection of personal data

The phone could also rely ultimately on the draft Dark Mail email security , created by the founders of Silent Circle and Lavabit . These two companies have been forced to close their messaging services as a result of requests too pressing the NSA and the U.S. government. Moreover, it is interesting to note that the company Blackphone , a joint subsidiary of Silent Circle and Geeksphone , is headquartered in Switzerland , a country particularly riding on the protection of personal data. Past mistakes guide the actions of the future ...

One thing is certain in any case, is that Blackphone will not be the first secure smartphone. Many other providers already offer such products . The French Bull , for example, offers ultra-secure Android smartphone , dubbed Hoox . It relies on encryption technologies of the French company Ercom . It is EAL4 + certified and complies with the recommendations of the ANSSI .

Where Blackphone could actually innovate , it is in use. Because until now encrypted smartphones have always had one big drawback : they are complicated to use! During a call , they require eg the interlocutor of the user to use it as the same encryption technologies. So we find this type of equipment in some particularly sensitive areas (large companies, R & D , governments, etc. . ) . http://smart-cell-phone1.blogspot.com/