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Boeing Preparing an Ultra-Secure Smartphone

Posted by samzenpus on from the secret-security-phone dept.

bobwrit writes in with a story about Boeing's new secure government phones project. "Earlier this week, it was revealed that aerospace firm Boeing was working on a high security mobile device for the various intelligence departments. This device will most likely be released later this year, and at a lower price point than other mobile phones targeted at the same communities. Typically, phones in this range cost about 15,000-20,000 per phone, and use custom hardware and software to get the job done. This phone will most likely use Android as it's main operating system of choice, which lowers the cost per phone, since Boeing's developers don't have to write their own operating system from scratch."

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  1. What about the network side of things? by Joe_Dragon · · Score: 2, Insightful

    How secure is the data at the tower?

    1. Re:What about the network side of things? by Skapare · · Score: 4, Insightful

      What data? All you can see are a bunch of scrambled bits.

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    2. Re:What about the network side of things? by Skapare · · Score: 4, Insightful

      So you are saying the MitM has the keys?

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  2. Re:I wonder if this is an effective use of resourc by ColdWetDog · · Score: 4, Insightful

    No, the Russians used to get most aerospace intelligence from the magazine 'Aviation Week and Space Technology' (usually referred to as 'Aviation Leak').

    And there reporters weren't even remotely good looking.

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  3. Re:this is the phone I'd want to carry by TheGratefulNet · · Score: 3, Insightful

    if only it was that easy.

    the story goes that if you are arrested (so far; perhaps later it can be pre-arrest) you lose all property rights. at least that's what 'law enforcement' wants us to believe. they carry guns and can ruin our days; its usually best not to contradict that kind of element.

    your phone will be 'scanned' on the spot by special usb adapters. you won't have anything to say about it; you'll be in cuffs.

    do I like our police state? HELL NO! I'm simply stating the facts of what life is like in the US, these days. if you travel with a smartphone and are stopped by cops, you COULD have your privacy invaded right there on the spot.

    its horribly wrong; but a lot of what the police state does is wrong, today.

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  4. we should all have these by schlachter · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Everyone should have an ultra-secure smart phone. Get the costs down and make it a standard feature for smartphones. It shouldn't be something only for the gov.

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  5. Re:this is the phone I'd want to carry by sjames · · Score: 3, Insightful

    You missed the continuity there, and jumped straight from random traffic stop or some such to arrested (for what exactly?)

    For resisting arrest, of course! It's the new black.