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Source: fortune
By David Z. Morris
December 24, 2017
Edward Snowdens New App Turns A Smartphone Into a Security System
Edward Snowden, who blew the whistle on NSA surveillance of U.S. citizens, knows a thing or two about spying. Hes now released an app, Haven, that makes it easier to defend yourself against the most aggressive kinds.
Haven, now in public beta, turns any Android smartphone into a sensitive security system. Its primarily intended to be installed on a secondary phone say, last years model which then takes photos and records sound of any activity in a room where its placed. Haven will then send alerts of any intrusion to a users primary phone over encrypted channels
The announcement for the app says its designed for investigative journalists, human rights defenders, and others who might be targeted by powerful enemies. According to The Verge, Snowden was encouraged to develop the app by a lawyer who fought to bring down Chadian dictator Hissene Habre.
One commonly cited use case for Haven is protecting laptops holding sensitive information, which can be relatively easily compromised if someone gains physical access. Snowden, who lives in Russia because he faces espionage charges in the United States, has adopted extensive personal security measures himself, and reportedly doesnt even carry a smartphone anymore.
http://fortune.com/2017/12/24/edward-snowden-haven-security-app/
This isn't just Snowden 'clowning around' while he lives protected in Russia. IMO he didn't create this APP. this shows the world, everything's hackable through apps, even the cell phones apple & FBI say 'they can't crack in cells without passwords.
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(81,866 posts)Thinking any less is naive. Do you really know what Haven or any other app is doing?
Renew Deal
(81,866 posts)His masters imprison and murder those same people?