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Silent Circle

encrypted communications firm based in the Canton of Geneva, Switzerland
Organization business Q7514544
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Silent Circle

Summary

Silent Circle is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Silent Circle's instance of is recorded as business[3].
  • Silent Circle's founder is recorded as Phil Zimmermann[4].
  • Silent Circle's founder is recorded as Jon Callas[5].
  • Silent Circle's founder is recorded as Vincent Moscaritolo[6].
  • Silent Circle's headquarters location is recorded as Le Grand-Saconnex[7].
  • Silent Circle's Commons category is recorded as Silent Circle (company)[8].
  • 2011 marks the founding of Silent Circle[9].
  • Silent Circle's official website is recorded as https://silentcircle.com/[10].
  • Silent Circle's product or material produced is recorded as Blackphone[11].
  • Silent Circle's legal form is recorded as limited liability company[12].

Body

Founding

Founders include Phil Zimmermann[4], Jon Callas[5], and Vincent Moscaritolo[6]. 2011 marks the founding of Silent Circle[9].

Operations

Silent Circle's headquarters location is recorded as Le Grand-Saconnex[7].

Ownership

Silent Circle's product or material produced is recorded as Blackphone[11].

Why It Matters

Silent Circle ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (147 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13]

Related Entities

Blackphone business Jon Callas Phil Zimmermann PrivatOS

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Trivialist · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Inception → —
    P14750 → 2622-DA29-BC65-0DD5-D521
    Instance of → business
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    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14750]]: 2622-DA29-BC65-0DD5-D521, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/269256|batch #269256]]"
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