Prose Hacking

Reporting, writing and analysis about consumer-tech issues by Rob Pegoraro. Because I like to play with the English language, not just random gadgets.
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The timing on this post—delayed by some confusion at my end, then Windows 8, then hurricane prep—is regrettable, given how few people may read it. But anyway: Here, I try out the encrypted calling and texting apps of Silent Circle, a security firm co-founded by Pretty Good Privacy author Phil Zimmermann.