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Stories · 3

  1. Marlinspike's Droid Firewall Kills Tracking

    Yro · Android · · posted by timothy · from the knock-knock-who's-there? dept. · 164 comments
    mask.of.sanity writes "The first dynamic Android firewall, dubbed WhisperMonitor, has been released by respected security researcher Moxie Marlinspike. The firewall will allow users to stop location-tracking apps and restrict connection attempts by applications. Marlinspike, whose company created the application, designed WhisperMonitor in response to the incidence of location tracking and malware on Android platforms. It monitors all outbound connection attempts by applications and the operating system, and asks users to permit or block any URLs and port numbers that are accessed."

  2. Startup Provides Secure Calls For Egypt

    Tech · Communications · · posted by timothy · from the say-hi-for-me dept. · 84 comments
    An anonymous reader writes "As the technology used to fuel democracy protests in Egypt continues to evolve, Whisper Systems, the company founded by well-known security researcher Moxie Marlinspike, just released encrypted calling and text messaging applications into Egypt to help keep protesters safe from surveillance."

  3. Secure Communication Comes To Android

    Mobile · Security · · posted by kdawson · from the speak-freely-now dept. · 150 comments
    An anonymous reader writes "Forbes is reporting that Moxie Marlinspike and Stuart Anderson's startup, Whisper Systems, has released a public beta of two Android applications that provide encrypted call and SMS capabilities for your Android phone. In the wake of recent GSM attacks, it'll be interesting to see if smartphones end up providing a platform that fundamentally changes the security we can expect from mobile communication."