A smartphone for US government officials in the areas of defense and security and those who require confidentiality of their communications to carry out their missions announced by the US-based Boeing Commercial and Aircraft Company. With Boeing Black, the company reminds that has hundred years of know-how and in the construction of communication and security systems.
Details of its construction Boeing Black (PDF) will remain a sealed secret - as noted in the Boeing Black specifications sent to the Federal Communications Commission - with the company that has linked its name to aircraft construction to announce only insignificant details of its specifications:
- 4,3 inch screen,
- weight 170 grams,
- 1.500mAh battery,
- the ability to add two SIM cards to switch between government and commercial networks, supporting a range of mobile network frequencies that do not have the usual smartphone,
- Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR,
- dual-core application processor based on ARM Cortex A9 1,2GHz,
- with a number of expansion ports - the latter being considered as a special feature that can allow the connection of a plurality of sensors, satellite communication, battery addition,
- connecting devices through many different interconnection technologies (USB, HDMI, etc.) and introducing secure SD cards.
Undoubtedly, emphasis is placed on the features of manufacturing and defining security and protection policies for the device, transmission and communications, and data of any nature that are encrypted in Boeing Black.
Boeing Black is based on Android, is made in the United States and has a multitude of applications, powerful sensors for accurate location of the device and can be charged with solar energy by adding a special charger.
Information broadly disseminated is not repeated from the official Boeing website they say that Boeing Black will "self-destruct" if it detects an attempt to disassemble the device, meaning it will permanently delete its contents and the device will become inoperable. Also, his chassis will be covered with epoxy material and its screws will be well hidden to avoid any attempt of reverse engineering that could lead to the revelation of its secret construction.
You can see the video uploaded by Boeing to the site boeing.com/black
In Germany, Deutsche Telecom Group T-Mobile has a special edition of Samsung Galaxy S III instead of 1700 Euro SIMKO3 (known as "Merkel phone", named after the German Chancellor), with a number of data and communication encryption technologies that has been accepted by the authority responsible for system security information technologys.
By the way, in China, the “China Operating System”Or COS so that users enjoy a high level of security and the operating system will be fully adapted to their needs, in terms of language, interface and stability of services in the cloud.
In the aftermath of the snowshoeing snowshooting, the issue of communications privacy is increasingly being used by devices users. In addition to smartphone operating systems that appeal to government officials, there are suggestions that promise to ensure privacy for anyone.
His pre-orders have already begun Blackphone, of a phone based on PrivatOS. This promise does not come from the lips of anyone looking to impress in the era of the NSA scandals. Head of the newly formed Silent Circle It is Phil Zimmermann, the person who made 1991 available to computer users strong PGP encryption (Pretty Good Privacy). The same team includes Javier Aguera and Geeksphone co-founder Rodrigo Silva-Ramos, Jon Callas, co-founder of PGP Inc. and CTO at Silent Circle, Geeksphone and Mike Janke, CEO at Silent Circle and former US Navy SEAL. The first Blackphone is available for pre-order from February 24 2014. Those who are interested say it to the address https: //www.blackphone.ch, δεν πρόκειται όμως για ένα οικονομικό τηλέφωνο αφού πωλείται αντί 629 δολαρίων. Ωστόσο, οι δημιουργοί του τονίζουν ότι περιλαμβάνει software αξίας μεγαλύτερης των 800 δολαρίων.
Finally, it is also in progress Guardian Project which attempts to develop them Guardian phones, one of whose aims is to allow the uninterrupted broadcasting of news as well as the communication of citizens without the governments that are hiding. You will find many useful videos on the Guardians channel:
Anthia Panagiotaki
