The mobile operating system boasts a Security Centre from which users can easily adjust various privacy and security settings, including fine tuning permissions for individual apps, and deciding on the data which those apps can access.
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In the wake of BlackBerry announcing a super secure Android phone called Priv, which is due to be released later during the year, the maker of the so-called anti-spyware smartphone, the Blackphone, has just introduced a sequel to their first product.
One such smartphone is the Blackphone from the privacy-centric Silent Circle. “Don’t “jailbreak” or “root” your mobile device, thereby stripping away security protection; don’t install apps from untrusted sources, since this increases your exposure to malware”.
However, it does not come cheap, with the Blackphone 2 launching with an RRP of $799. “It’s a significant step forward in Silent Circle’s development which enables us to deliver privacy and security to a broader enterprise customer base, while meeting their need for the wide-ranging apps and services provided by Google”.
“Privacy is about being able to decide and control what information to share and how you share it”, added Bill Conner, president and CEO of Silent Circle. Of particular interest to IT admins, the Blackphone 2 comes with a remote wipe setting should the phone be lost or stolen. They can also create separate secure environments for business data, personal information and social applications.
In terms of specifications, Blackphone 2 contains a 5.5-inch Full HD display, 13MP primary and 5MP front cameras, an octacore Snapdragon processor, a 3,060 mAh battery, 32GB internal storage and a 3GB RAM.
The phone is also certified to work with some mobile data management systems like MobileIron, Citrix, Good and SOTI. At the core of these is Silent Phone, which lets users make private voice calls and send encrypted messages (the messaging option was previously separated into an app called Silent Text, which has now been merged with Silent Phone).
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“Today our privacy is increasingly threatened by governments, businesses and individuals, and the growing number of companies where employees work on their own devices in and out of the office meansit is vital to build smartphones that deliver on privacy”, said Conner.
