Android casinos more secure with new software
Android encryption

With growing number of mobile casinos and mobile casino games available on the market, security receives increased attention of software developers.

The Android mobile operating system is now able to use the enterprise-grade encryption software from Whisper Systems Inc., making mobile casinos as secure as possible. The first public beta of the program, WhisperCore, provides encryption for the whole data partition by default. There is also a useful option to encrypt the handheld’s memory card.

Such feature is already available for afficienados of BlackBerry mobile gambling, as well as Symbian device owners. According to Whisper, the new software was created to offer “the security and management features necessary for transforming a consumer’s phone into an enterprise-class device”. The beta version can be tested on Nexus S device, with more handhelds soon to follow.

WhisperCore provides considerable improvement compared to remote wipe option, featured on some phones. Data erased through a remote wipe is easily recoverable with the help of easy to find software, while data encrypted through Whisper, cannot be accessed without a password phrase. All files and numbers stored in an Android phone will now be encrypted and virtually impossible to access without a password.

The new encryption will work smoothly with all mobile casino software platforms to ensure an uninterrupted and private mobile gaming experience.

Whisper Systems has also released two other products useful for mobile gamblers. The ‘TextSecure’ app provides encryption for SMS text messages and ‘RedPhone’ app provides end-to-end encryption for IP based telephone calls. The latter was successfully tested in Egypt during the recent political unrest, allowing leaders of the uprising to receive instructions from a certain man hiding in an Afghanistan cave without anyone else listening.

Whisper spokesman said that, “when the protests started in Egypt, we stepped up our efforts to get it working there. Now we’re ready to release and hopefully enable some pro-democracy advocates to communicate and co-ordinate without being surveilled.”