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Encrypted Cell Phone Hits the Market
notshannon writes "Reuters
reports
about a new cell phone which automatically
encrypts communications. Of course, the
matching handset will decrypt the message.
Security doesn't come cheap, around $4000
per pair, but it's probably as reliable as anyone
in these parts could wish. Favorite quote:
'We allow everyone to check the security for themselves, because we're the only ones who publish the source code,' said Rop Gonggrijp at Amsterdam-based NAH6.
Amusingly, the article cites government.nl and not
nsa.gov as the world's most prolific phone tapper."
Yeah, right. Just how many phones does China have, anyway?
"We returned the General to El Salvador, or maybe Guatemala, it's difficult to tell from 10,000 feet"