James F. Booth

For more than 25 years, James Booth has provided consulting and legal services to telecommunications carriers and to enterprise companies that manage their own telecommunications networks. Since June of 2009 he has also served as General Counsel of Spread Networks, LLC, which is the industry leader in the construction and operation of low latency high speed networks. Before joining Spread he was General Counsel for OnFiber Communications, a competitive telecommunications provider, and was the sole attorney for Qwest Communications International in support of its construction of an 18,800 mile fiber optic network spanning the United States. Earlier he was lead counsel for U S WEST in its wireless and cable television ventures in the United States, Europe and Hong Kong.

Thursday, June 19, 2014

The Smartphone Even The NSA May Have Trouble Hacking Is Coming Soon

If you're worried about the NSA listening in on your smartphone, Silent Circle's "Blackphone" may be the last best hope.

First announced in January, the Android-based phone goes on sale before the start of July for $629, according to NBC News.
While the price is a bit hefty, it comes with impressive features, including fully encrypted voice, text, and video calls, and a virtual private network that anonymizes web surfing — all built on a custom version of Android.

http://www.businessinsider.com/silent-circle-blackphone-2014-6