I was watching a program on the television last night that was about wireless phone security.  It detailed the stories of three people who were doing banking over the phone, and someone was able to get their information from eavesdropping on their conversations.  That worried me a little bit, and I will use a regular land line for my banking on the phone from now on, but it got me thinking: how secure is my cell phone?

After doing a bit of research online, I found companies that offer gsm encryption that makes your call pretty much as secure as calling from a land line.  I suppose that for normal phone calls to Aunt Betty, that is probably not that important, but for sensitive calls (such as telephone banking), it would definitely be something that is required.

So I have ordered some encryption software for my Nokia phone.  I sure feel better knowing that no one will be able to find out what I talking about anymore.  I would definitely suggest you get some for your phone as well - I wouldn’t want to be a victim of identity theft.