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Device Review: Blackphone BP1

The Blackphone puts you in charge of your information. At least that's the claim. Is the Blackphone BP1 a good secure phone or a paranoid persons folly?

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When you hear about a phone that is secure and has the means to be give you control over your personal data, an Android device might not the first thing that comes to mind. Two companies, Geeksphone and Silent Circle, are working together to get you to associate PrivatOS (a customized version of Android 4.4.2) with security features. These are security features that you normally have to root your device in order to have.