Blackphone with secured Android-based PrivatOS announced, launching at MWC next month

Silent Circle, global encrypted communications service
based in Washington D.C and the Spanish Android
smartphone maker Geeksphone has announced
Blackphone, in their first Switzerland-based joint
venture. This is the world’s first smartphone with that
would offer complete security, privacy and control to its
users, says the company. This carrier and vendor-
independent smartphone is powered by a security-
oriented Android build called PrivatOS, but without
compromising on security.
This lets users and organizations the ability to
•Make and receive secure phone calls
•Exchange secure texts
•Transfer and store files securely
•Video chat without compromising their privacy
Regarding the phone Phil Zimmermann, creator of PGP,
said,
I have spent my whole career working towards the
launch of secure telephony products. Blackphone
provides users with everything they need to ensure
privacy and control of their communications, along
with all the other high-end smartphone features
they have come to expect.
We don’t have any specifications of the phone yet. Users
can know more about the Blackphone by heading to
blackphone.ch and sign up for updates about the
product. It would be showcased at the Mobile World
Congress in Barcelona next month and would be
available for pre-order beginning February 24, 2014.

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