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from the This-phone-will-self-destruct-in-five-seconds dept.
Papas Fritas writes:
"Reuters reports that Boeing has unveiled a smartphone that deletes all data and renders the device inoperable if there is any attempt to open its casing. 'The Boeing Black phone is manufactured as a sealed device both with epoxy around the casing and with screws, the heads of which are covered with tamper proof covering to identify attempted disassembly,' says a letter included in the FCC filing. 'Any attempt to break open the casing of the device would trigger functions that would delete the data and software contained within the device and make the device inoperable.' Boeing's Black phone will be sold primarily to government agencies and companies engaged in contractual activities with those agencies that are related to defense and homeland security. The device will be marketed and sold in a manner such that low level technical and operational information about the product will not be provided to the general public. 'We saw a need for our customers in a certain market space.' says Boeing spokeswoman Rebecca Yeamans."
(Score: 1) by weilawei on Friday February 28 2014, @01:34AM
I think that defeating the tamper-evident part of the product itself constitutes a challenge. It's the modern equivalent of being able to successfully open someone's mail by steaming the envelope and then resealing it without detection.
(Score: 1) by tibman on Friday February 28 2014, @02:27AM
Seems like getting at the data via non-destructive means would be the best. I wouldn't think disassembling a phone would get you much? I can't imagine someone would desolder a flash chip and put it into a custom assembly. Even if they did that the data could be encrypted.
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