We know people care about privacy, so why won't they pay for it?

With fewer than 6,000 units sold, Silent Circle's privacy-focused Blackphone was a huge flop. It highlights a bigger problem with how people value security

Privacy and security of personal data is a hot-topic. From the snooper's charter to the NSA, your Facebook settings to your medical data, concerns over the security of our information impacts many aspects of our lives. Many of us are exercised about intrusions and campaign strongly for personal rights - but when it comes to protecting ourselves, do we ever put our money where our mouths are?

In 2014, after the Snowden revelations, a partnership between Swiss privacy outfit Silent Circle and Spanish smartphone maker Geeksphone produced the Blackphone.