Privacy comms firm says money will meet Blackphone demand and fund growth
By Brid-Aine Parnell, 22 May 2014 Silent Circle, the privacy mobile firm that touts anti-snooping hardware and software, has raised $30m in new capital and added a few new faces to its board.The firm claimed it needs the cash pile to meet “overwhelming demand” for its Blackphone, the smartphone that’s marketed as an anti-eavesdropping device.
The mobile was released earlier this year into a market primed to be interested in a privacy-focused machine after the NSA snooping revelations, even if its developers admit it’s not “NSA-proof”. The handset comes loaded with a hardened version of Android called PrivatOS and a suite of Silent Circle apps and other privacy tools.
Silent Circle apps are also available separately for both iOS and Android phones to encrypt calls and texts, although security experts have questioned just how private they can make communications if the person on the other end doesn’t have the same sort of precautions in place.
However, that doesn’t seem to be affecting the firm’s growth, which is another of the things it wants all those millions for.
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Do wonder for how long something like this can remain effective given the way that other areas of security are in a constant & progressive battle with the 'forces of evil'? Still if they have managed to rasie the money then someone must have faith.
