Enter the circle

Beyond the cone of silence that Maxwell Smart , the Super Agent 86, used to de Kaos did not intercept conversations with his superior; Efforts to protect our privacy have advanced by leaps and bounds. In fact, they have done so in strides as great as advances for the opposite. Whether we like it or not, our data is permanently exposed. We believe that passwords are reliable but, in reality, we air a lot of information about us that is not, at all, protected from prying eyes or from databases sold to the highest bidder. Personal information such as the one we provide on social networks is succulent enough for large companies to want to seize it. The trace of our Google searches is enough to know our philias and phobias. Search engines such as duckduckgo , which does not track our searches, are increasingly widespread among those who prefer not to leave a trace. Operating systems on a usb like Tails , which we will talk about tomorrow, or the option to enter the circle of silence … The Circle of Silence is, basically, the name by which the company of a former member of the American special forces determined to protect our privacy in mobile communications . And he does it by offering what is said to be the safest phone in the world – surpassing 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 prominent product is the BlackPhone . With 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 that this phone costs, Silent Circle also offers its services separately. In this way we can contract encrypted mobile calling plans (available both from a telephone terminal and from a computer) or download the different apps both for Android and for iOs . And if we do not want any of this but we do want to be protected from prying ears … well, nothing, to resort to “ the cone of silence “. 😉