Verizon’s New, Encrypted Calling App Plays Nice With the NSA

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Tuesday, December 16th, 2014
Verizon’s New, Encrypted Calling App Plays Nice With the NSA
Verizon is the latest big company to enter the post-Snowden market for secure communication, and it’s doing so with an encryption standard that comes with a way for law enforcement to access ostensibly secure phone conversations.

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