[hawkharris]

I haven't yet done enough research to argue for or against the phone's security, but your point about buying someone a beer is poignant.

By conversing over the phone or with a computer, we usually expose ourselves to a greater risk of eavesdropping. We should ask ourselves if the medium is worth the exposure to risk, considering, among other things, the privacy of the information we're sharing.

That preliminary question seems to be missing from conversations about online privacy.