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World Service,4 mins

A phone for the paranoid?

The Real Story

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How much of your personal data is your smartphone giving away every day? Probably more than you think. The company Silent Circle have released a new phone, called the Blackphone 2, that claims to be “private by design” – untrackable and unhackable by companies and governments. But with its hefty $800 price tag, who’s going to buy it? Owen Bennett Jones spoke to the company’s co-founder, Mike Janke. (Picture credit: Silent Circle)

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