The year 2013 will probably be remembered as the year when the general public learned that there are no guarantees of security and privacy in cyberspace. Aerospace manufacturer Boeing took a stab at a perfectly secure device, as it unveiled the "Boeing Black" this week, entering the race to make a smartphone that keeps its data safe.
Ever since ex National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden leaked a ton of top-secret material detailing many of the agency's projects and capabilities, any illusion of data privacy has been thoroughly stomped out. There are basically two reactions to this disquieting knowledge: to say "oh well" and continue about your life or try harder to protect your data. A new smartphone, called Blackphone, hopes to cater to the second type.
