Silent Circle (software)

Silent Circle
Company typePrivate
IndustrySoftware
FoundedOctober 2011 (2011-10)
Headquarters
Washington DC, United States
Key people
Gregg Smith - CEO
Websitewww.silentcircle.com

Silent Circle is an encrypted communications firm based in Washington DC.[1] Silent Circle provides multi-platform secure communication services for mobile devices and desktops. Launched October 16, 2012, the company operates under a subscription business model.[2] The encryption part of the software used is free software/open source and peer-reviewed.[2] For the remaining parts of Silent Phone and Silent Text, the source code is available on GitHub, but under proprietary software licenses.[3]

  1. ^ O'Neill, Patrick Howell (27 July 2017). "Back in America with a black eye, Silent Circle rebuilds with focus on software". Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  2. ^ a b Ungerleider, Neal (5 October 2012). "Phil Zimmermann's Silent Circle Builds A Secure, Seductive Fortress Around Your Smartphone". Fast Company. Retrieved 2015-05-23.
  3. ^ "SilentCircle". GitHub. Retrieved 2015-05-23.