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Sirin launches £9,500 'super secure' Solarin phone
Sirin launches £9,500 'super secure' Solarin phone
Sirin Labs, a startup that's amassed $72 million (£49m) in venture funding, has launched the Solarin, a luxury smartphone with an emphasis on "military-grade" security. The company, headed by former Google and Sony Mobile alumni Tal Cohen and Fredrik Öijer, will compete with the likes of the encryption-focused Blackphone from Silent Circle, GranitePhone, various BlackBerry options and Samsung's KNOX mobile security software.
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Yes, 'firmware button that opens commodity encryption software for people who can't be bothered' is a $9,500 feature.
Yeah, does seem a bit peculiar to wax lyrical about an on/off switch. It sort of seems as though all parties involved in communicating would require one of these devices for "fully encrypted calls and messages". I can't see end-to-end encryption happening without it (otherwise they'd not charge £9,500. They'd release an app instead.)
So wait, the secure mode only works with text messages and phone calls?
I see this whole phone and his features very critical! Have anyone tested the Blackphone 2? A customer from me had the Blackphone 1, but in the first months this phone has so many bugs!