Enter the circle

Beyond the cone of silence that used to be Maxwell Smart, Super Agent 86, so that the agents of Kaos would not intercept conversations with his superior; the efforts to Protect our privacy have made great strides. In fact, they have made strides as great as the advances made for the opposite.

Whether we like it or not, our data is constantly exposed. We think that passwords are safe, but in reality, We left a lot of information in the air about us that is not, at all, protected from prying eyes or databases sold to the highest bidder. Personal information such as that which we provide in the social networks is succulent enough that big companies want to get their hands on it. The trail of our Google searches It is enough to know our likes and dislikes.

Search engines like duckduckgo, which does not track our searches are becoming more and more widespread among those who prefer not to leave a trace. Operating systems on a USB such as Tails, which we will talk about tomorrow, or the option to enter the circle of silence…

He Circle of Silence It is, in essence, the name by which the company of a former member of the American special forces is known, who is determined to Protecting our privacy in mobile communications. And it does so by offering what is said to be the most secure phone in the world - beating the famous Blackberry– as well as encrypted calling plans and specific applications to protect our text messages and contact lists.

Perhaps Silent Circle's most notable product is the BlackPhoneWith an Android operating system -duly modified- and lines very similar to the iPhone, this phone prides itself on being invisible to trackers.

And for those who do not want to invest the $600 Silent Circle offers its services separately as well, so you can hire encrypted mobile calling plans (available from both a telephone terminal and a computer) or download the different services apps both for Android as for iOS.

And if we don't want any of this but we do want to be protected from prying ears... well, we just have to resort to "the cone of silence“. 😉