The Blackphone launched last summer as a device that is focused on private communications more than performance or style. Since that launch, the makers of the Blackphone have been working to patch vulnerabilities to keep the device secure. A new announcement was made recently about an app store for the Blackphone that is coming soon.
The Blackphone app store will be aimed at users concerned about privacy and security and will launch in January. The app store will monitor apps to ensure that they in no way try to compromise the privacy of users. The apps will be vetted in several ways says Blackphone CEO Toby Weir.
Weir says that Blackphone will use the Apple model and validate that all apps will do what they intend. Weir says that the app store won’t do games and won’t offer versions of social networking apps. All apps on the store will have a broad alignment with privacy and security focus.
Blackphone users now typically use the Amazon app store because Blackphone doesn’t have access to the Google Play store. Weir says that the company wants to reach a wider audience that cares about usability and privacy.
SOURCE: TheGuardian
