Encrypted Chat Apps: Which is Best?
It's been said that sending an email is like sending a postcard-you should assume that it's viewable by many others. While this is true, it's only true because trusted third parties-that is, the email providers-have been discovered to either be viewing message contents themselves, or revealing them to additional third parties (e.g. governments or....
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Continuing the search for secure, cross-platform, end-to-end encrypted chat and VoIP communication software, this article is part 2 of a series on encrypted Skype alternatives. Skype, Microsoft's voice over IP (VoIP) software, has been shown to be insecure on various levels over the years. The Snowden leaks have revealed it to be more of a mass surveillance malware than a secure communications platform. Secure communications like those between you and a friend as you sip coffee in your backyard are the ideal of end-to-end (E2E) encrypted online communications. We want the same security, if....
GEMS, the prospective social network looking to be the "Bitcoin of social networks" announced today that they will be utilizing the open-source Telegram app for its Android platform. Upon launch, GEMS users will be able to message users using the Telegram app or users utilizing any third-party messaging apps built on Telegram. Also read: Gems Seeks to Become the Bitcoin of Social Networks. What is Telegram? Telegram is an encrypted chat offers major privacy features for those interested, such as secret chats with self-destruct options. They also allow for enormous group chats of up to 200....