Face it: we're living in an age where we're being watched. It's an unfortunate circumstance of how technology has progressed throughout the decades, and even when we think we're taking the right steps by adjusting our privacy settings, another news story comes out that all that information is freely available, anyway.
What if you could use a phone that was completely untethered to any company? One that promised that it would keep all of your information strictly in your hands?
That's the idea behind Blackphone (shown above), an unlocked GSM handset from Geeksphone and Silent Circle, that runs a custom version of Android dubbed "PrivatOS."
The software includes support for secure voice calls, text messages, emails, and file sharing. It's the same Android that you know and love, but with extra added security features. It even comes with Google's full suite of Android apps.
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