article_snippet: Blackphone’s Android-based devices are built by Spanish manufacturer GeeksPhone alongside security experts Silent Circle and Pretty Good Privacy (PGP).
article_snippet: The encryption on the Blackphone, Blackphone 2 and tablet is done via the Silent Circle and SpiderOak privacy and security software.
article_snippet: Blackphone’s Android-based devices are built by Spanish manufacturer GeeksPhone alongside security experts Silent Circle and Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)
article_snippet: Mike Kershaw, chief architect from Blackphone told MailOnline the range was designed to have ‘the benefit of security without having to have an in-depth knowledge of how to make a phone secure.
article_snippet: The encryption on the Blackphone, Blackphone 2 and Blackphone tablet is done via the Silent Circle and SpiderOak privacy and security software.
article_snippet: Mike Kershaw, chief architect from Blackphone told MailOnline the smartphone was designed to have ‘the benefit of security without having to have an in-depth knowledge of how to make a phone secure.
article_snippet: With the Blackphone 2, in particular, the experts have teamed up with business technology and security experts such as Citrix to make it more appealing to companies and the experts employees.
article_snippet: Installed on all Blackphone devices, the privacy-focused app store features apps from the developers vetted by Silent Circle.
article_snippet: Although the company touts the benefits of the device there is the possibility handsets such as Blackphone will be used by criminals to hide criminals activity.
article_snippet: If you’re a bad guy, the fact [Blackphone] is making cryptography usable
highlights_snippet: Original Blackphone runs on the encrypted PrivatOS on Android plus Silent Suite apps .
  