Not all end-to-end encrypted messaging is completely private.
One good way to ensure that you can trust your end-to-end encryption is to use an open protocol that allows you to use whatever client you want, which means that the system isn't controlled by just one entity.
One good way to ensure that you can trust your end-to-end encryption is to use an open protocol that allows you to use whatever client you want, which means that the system isn't controlled by just one entity.
Don’t Let Encrypted Messaging Become a Hollow Promise
Why do we care about encryption? Why was it a big deal, at least in theory, when Mark Zuckerberg announced earlier this year that Facebook would move to end-to-end encryption on all three of its messaging platforms? We don’t just support encryption for its own sake. We fight for it because...www.eff.org
Anyone who uses OpenPGP keyservers, take note.
SKS Keyserver Network Under Attack
SKS Keyserver Network Under Attack. GitHub Gist: instantly share code, notes, and snippets.gist.github.com
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A video demonstration of the upcoming cross-signing feature of Matrix
Matrix cross-signing demo
A demonstration of cross-signing in Matrix, as of June 12, 2019. The client code is available at https://gitlab.com/uhoreg/matrix-device-trustscitech.video
And a new demo today showing a couple more features: https://scitech.video/videos/watch/d1ef04a8-397a-4570-a9a9-cef143ea637c
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Encrypted messages are under attack: The crypto wars continue.
The German Ministry of the Interior wants to force WhatsApp, Threema and Apple to decrypt encrypted messages. But a backdoor for the "good guys" only is impossible.tutanota.com
New blog post about emoji-based key verification (a.k.a. SAS verification) in Matrix.
May 14, 2019/How secure is emoji-based verification? - Hubert Chathi
In February, Riot 1.0 was released, which featured a brand new verification system for device keys. The Android and iOS versions of Riot also recently included the new verification system. Key verification is an important part of ensuring that encrypted messages are only read by the people whom you want to be able to read. With emoji verification, ...www.uhoreg.ca