MWC 2014: Will Blackphone change the Android security game?

Charlee Gothard
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A Spanish startup and some ex-military security experts are planning the last word in mobile defense.

Spanish startup Geeksphone and US security company Silent Circle have teamed up to produce an Android-based phone that's intended to beef up the platform's security, but in an easy and accessible w...

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