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Silent Circle is an encrypted communications firm providing secure multiplatform communication services for mobile devices, desktop and email. The company launched October 16, 2012. Silent Circle announced on August 9, 2013, that the group would be closing down their secure email service after Lavabit shuttered its doors.
History
In November 2011 Mike Janke[1] called Phil Zimmermann[2] with an idea for a new kind of private, secure version of Skype. Zimmermann agreed to the project and called Jon Callas, co-founder of PGP Corporation and Vincent Moscaritolo. Janke brought in security expert Vic Hyder, and the founding team was established.
The company is privately funded and headquartered in Washington D.C., with offices in Oregon and London.
Product / features
The suite of Silent Circle products[3] enable encrypted mobile phone calls, e-mail, text messaging, and video chat, all through a custom-built network with servers located in Canada.
- Silent Phone: Encrypted voice and video calls on mobile devices. Currently available for iOS and Android, it can be used with Wi-Fi, EDGE, 3G or 4G cellular anywhere in the world.
- Silent Text: Encrypted text messaging and secure cloud content transfer with “burn notice” feature for permanently deleting messages from devices. Currently available for iOS and Android.
- Silent Eyes: Encrypted VoIP (video and voice) teleconferencing from laptops and business conference systems through Silent Circle’s custom HD network. Currently available for Windows.
- Silent Mail: Silent Mail offers encrypted e-mail on Silent Circle’s private, secure network and compatibility with popular e-mail client software.
Note: On August 9, 2013, through their Web site, Silent Circle announced that the Silent Mail service would be shut down, because the company could "see the writing on the wall" and felt it was not possible to sufficiently secure email data.
See also
References
- ↑ Julie Bort: An Internet Hall Of Famer And Some Navy Seals Want To Make Your iPhone Safer. In: Business Insider, Inc. Abgerufen am 12. März 2013.
- ↑ Internet Hall of Fame Innovator. In: Internet Society. Abgerufen am 12. März 2013.
- ↑ Paul Ridden: PGP creator aims to keep digital communications strictly confidential with Silent Circle. Gizmag, abgerufen am 12. März 2013.