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originally posted by: liveandlearn
originally posted by: Bigburgh
a reply to: dashen
For some reason I thought BlackBerry was the issue not ZTE... great thread
motherboard.vice.com...
For years, a slew of shadowy companies have sold so-called encrypted phones, custom BlackBerry or Android devices that sometimes have the camera and microphone removed and only send secure messages through private networks. Several of those firms allegedly cater primarily for criminal organizations.
Then..
www.androidpolice.com...
Phantom Secure takes what appear to be BlackBerry 9720s and removes the microphones, camera, GPS, Internet capabilities, and normal messenger services. It then adds PGP and routes messages through overseas servers. The company also has remote wiping capabilities in the case that a phone is seized by authorities
What search brings up..
www.google.com... d=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8
Edit because the quote function malfunctioned. Below from your 2nd link
Phantom Secure takes what appear to be BlackBerry 9720s and removes the microphones, camera, GPS, Internet capabilities, and normal messenger services. It then adds PGP and routes messages through overseas servers. The company also has remote wiping capabilities in the case that a phone is seized by authorities
Non techy person here.
Are only modified phones able to route to overseas servers? I have always wondered how Hillary got away with routing a phone she did gov business on to an overseas server.
“If anyone else shows up in this report to have done something that requires termination we will do so,” he added.
Sessions said he is certain that Comey’s firing was justified. “It was the right thing to do. The facts were pretty clear on it. He made a big mistake and he testified only a few weeks before that termination that he would do it again [announce reopening the Clinton probe] if he had the opportunity. So we felt like there was a serious breach of discipline within the department if we allowed him to continue.”
WASHINGTON — There is one addiction President Obama will not have to kick: his BlackBerry. For more than two months, Mr. Obama has been waging a vigorous battle with his handlers to keep his BlackBerry, which like millions of other Americans he has relied upon for years to stay connected with friends and advisers. (And, of course, to get Chicago White Sox scores.)
BigBurg seems we are both lost on this.
Wonder if Hillary used her own Server for her BlackBerry?
Perhaps someone here much more in the know of these phones and over seas routing could explain.