KPN strikes deal with Silent Circle to offer encrypted phone calls

Loek Essers reports:

Dutch telecom operator KPN has struck a deal with encrypted communications provider Silent Circle to start offering its Dutch, German and Belgian customers encrypted phone calls and text messages.

The move by KPN, the first telecom provider that is going to resell Silent Circle’s services, reflects growing concern about U.S. spying and surveillance following disclosures by former U.S. National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden.

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