7 Likely Uses For The 'Secure Call' Smartphone As It Hits The Market

Secusmart's "Secure Call" Smartphone -- a/k/a the "Merkel phone for everybody" -- is set for commercial release. We anticipate possible uses, as it becomes increasingly more affordable.

Whenever a new product drops into stores, it usually goes through different stages, before it hits critical mass. With the impending release of the new, ultra-private encrypted smartphone, we consider the many ways it could end up being used.

These are the people who get first dibs on the product, making use of its basic feature set.

Tool for politicians/business executives/dignitaries

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel was the first customer for Deutsche Telekom's Simko device, which features its encrypted SiMKo "secure mobile platform".

For operational use by private military contractors or other hired security

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These folks buy the product, just as it hits the shelves -- even when it's priced like a high-end luxury item.

As showbiz celebrity privacy accessory

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Preferred method for arranging drug deals

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These people get the product once it's widely available.

New way for small businesses to make cold calls to potential customers

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Used by bored (possibly married) salarymen for anonymous phone sex

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By the time these people can afford the product, it usually has several competitors. Maybe even lower-end versions of the same technology.

Ordinary citizens actually being able to make secure mobile calls

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