CONDOR secure cell phone
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Qualcomm built several prototype secure CDMA phones for NSA under a contract project called "Condor".[1] The NSA insisted on hardware encryption, which Qualcomm originally implemented using Fortezza PC cards,[citation needed] but later it became apparent that what the NSA really wanted was developed as the STU-III.
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- ^ Desourdis, Robert I.; Smith, David R.; Speights, William D.; Dewey, Richard J.; DiSalvo, John R. (2002). Emerging Public Safety Wireless Communication Systems. Artech House. ISBN 978-0-89006-575-4.
Categories:
- National Security Agency encryption devices
- Secure communication
- Qualcomm