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Zimmermann's Silent Circle Now Live

Posted by timothy on from the different-zimmerman dept.

e065c8515d206cb0e190 writes "Several websites have announced the launch of Silent Circle, PGP's founder Phil Zimmermann's new suite of tools for the paranoid. After a first day glitch with a late approval of their iOS app, the website seems to now accept subscriptions. Have any slashdotters subscribed? What does SilentCircle provide that previous applications didn't have?"

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  1. the first rule of the silent circle... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    shhh...

  2. Doesn't matter. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    The "Silent Circle" uses their own "Silent Network", allowing centralized user tracking. Also, the code isn't open source, so you have no idea if the crypto key generation is any good or if there are backdoors.

    I couldn't sign up going through my 3 proxies - the website timed out.

    What?!? And let them know my IP?!?!

    This could be a honey pot for the FBI or CIA or Illuminati!

  3. Re:Now, with centralized user tracking! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    HURR DURR Obama Warrantless Wiretapping HURR DURR

  4. Would you believe? by bigdarryld · · Score: 4, Funny

    They have the first working implementation of CONTROL's Cone of Silence.

  5. Re:Now, with centralized user tracking! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Careful there. You're commenting on a story about "wanting to hide stuff" on a known gathering place for geeks and occasionally cyber-terrorists. You're in a database somewhere for simply being here.

  6. Re:Now, with centralized user tracking! by maestroX · · Score: 3, Funny

    buuttt.... is it Zimmerman?

  7. Re:Now, with centralized user tracking! by Incadenza · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Yes, I am paranoid. But am I paranoid enough?"

  8. Re:Now, with centralized user tracking! by pnot · · Score: 5, Funny

    Lastly and business case is based 100% on total security. If ever it leaked that there's any kind of backdoor it would all be for naught.

    Lance Armstrong is innocent. His business case is based 100% on being a non-cheating cyclist: if it ever leaked that he'd taken any kind of performance enhancers, it would all be for naught.

  9. Re:Now, with centralized user tracking! by Bill,+Shooter+of+Bul · · Score: 4, Funny

    Of course I don't drive an armored car with my Gold. The armored car is only used for the silver. The gold is transported by zepplin, for increased security.

    --
    Well.. maybe. Or Maybe not. But Definitely not sort of.