New private messaging app claims to be decentralized and quantum-resistant
David Chaum has launched a new private messaging system that claims it can keep message data and information about its users secure against the most powerful computers. The new private messaging app called ‘xx messenger’ has been developed by renowned cryptographer David Chaum and it claims to be quantum-resistant.The messenger claims to be quantum-resistant, making it able to shield message content from all currently known decryption efforts. This would protect sender, receiver, and their location data from being intercepted or tracked by unwelcome interlopers. The app is now available on....
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