

Google has announced encryption support for version 3.0 of Android, but this code is not yet available for public review. But Blackberry is not necessarily a developer-friendly platform, making further privacy modifications a challenge. Blackberry is the notable exception, providing ostensibly strong security on all its enterprise products. Many of the mobile operating systems lack robust communications and storage encryption systems. (As recently as two months ago, California's Supreme Court ruled that police officers can lawfully search the phones of persons they arrest.) However, this sort of security has long been unavailable for mobile devices. Data storage, communications, removable media-keep everything locked down. Featuring capabilities like full-disk encryption, secure instant messaging, and anonymous Web browsing, the project hopes to give people better control of their personal information on mobile devices.įor years, security professionals and researchers have been advising users to encrypt everything. The Guardian Project is an open source initiative which aims to take advantage of Google's Android operating system to bring smartphones the same sort of security and privacy that savvy users have come to expect from laptops and desktops.
