This maybe a bit off topic but,
why did Switzerland get the .ch domain instead of china.
China seems to have a lousy CN domain ,( which reminds me of cartoon network for reasons that are irrelevant here).
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#22Earlier quoted context omitted.
I believe the company is Swiss.
Doesn't seem to be. Domain name: blackphone.ch Holder of domain name: Geeksphone S.L. Geeksphone Rodrigo S calle Manuel Silvela 1 ES-28010 Madrid Spain It's just very curious that they feel like they need to pass for a Swiss company.
It’s not that curious: Switzerland through their history and neutrality policy have a reputation for being secure and unlikely to bow to foreign influence.
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#23This maybe a bit off topic but, why did Switzerland get the .ch domain instead of china. China seems to have a lousy CN domain ,( which reminds me of cartoon network for reasons that are irrelevant here).
It has been like that before internet domains: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1_alpha-2
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#24For a project concerned with privacy and anonymity the news subscription form is asking way too much. Also, why is domain on .ch ?
I think it's just a (clever) part of their branding; Switzerland has long had an explicit policy of neutrality.
Not a super-reputable source, but succinct: http://www.wisegeek.org/why-is-switzerland-regarded-as-a-neu...
Official Swiss propaganda, but has more info: http://www.vbs.admin.ch/internet/vbs/en/home/documentation/p...
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#25How difficult is it really to make a truly open source phone ? All it takes is one dedicated hardware company and a software company coming together.
Hackers have built some amazing hardware in past and we all know about how open source communities have built some of worlds best software. Google, Apple etc. are building devices where they act as gatekeepers and charge us for all nonsensical stuff. If you make a website there are a gazillion ways to promote it but there is only one way to promote and app. Pay some advertiser and you are totally at mercy of Google or Apple.
Firefox has been doing the right thing so far but they seem to take too much time.
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#26This maybe a bit off topic but, why did Switzerland get the .ch domain instead of china. China seems to have a lousy CN domain ,( which reminds me of cartoon network for reasons that are irrelevant here).
CH is Switzerland's ISO-3166 code. The full country name is Swiss Confederation (which is Confoederatio Helvetica in latin).
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#27How does this protect me from my carrier? No matter which phone I use they still need to record who I call for "billing purposes" and know which cell is closest to route my calls.
You could use p2p VoIP.
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#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
Doesn't seem to be. Domain name: blackphone.ch Holder of domain name: Geeksphone S.L. Geeksphone Rodrigo S calle Manuel Silvela 1 ES-28010 Madrid Spain It's just very curious that they feel like they need to pass for a Swiss company.
It’s not that curious: Switzerland through their history and neutrality policy have a reputation for being secure and unlikely to bow to foreign influence.
No, I realize that. I just don't understand what they are trying to gain by using .ch domain name. That people who are interested in privacy and security wouldn't notice that they are a Spanish company and proceed to think of them of a Swiss project? Seems pointless at best and misleading at worst.
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#29This maybe a bit off topic but, why did Switzerland get the .ch domain instead of china. China seems to have a lousy CN domain ,( which reminds me of cartoon network for reasons that are irrelevant here).
I think it stands for "Confederatio Helvetica", and is the official abbreviations (eg : on licence plates)
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#30Mozilla could take great strides towards this type of phone if they cared. Integrate tor, Whisper Systems RedPhone and SercureText, HTML tracking disabled, etc. I'm surprised their Firefox OS looks and works so much like every other phone out there.