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Signal Messaging App Formal Audit Results Are Good

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I’ve recommended Signal Messaging App quite a few times and I do use it myself, I know there are some privacy concerns with the fact it requires Google App Store – but that’s the developers choice. It’s a pretty solid app, clean, sleek and works well across both Android and iOS and the latest news […]

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Telegram Hack – Possible Nation State Attack By Iran

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So there’s been a lot of news lately about the Telegram hack and how 15 million accounts were compromised, which is not technically true. There’s 2 vectors of attack at play here, both of which regard Iranian users, but are not connected (other than the attackers probably being the same group). So the two attacks […]

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Google Allo a Clash of Privacy and Functionality

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Google Allo has an end-to-end encryption capability powered by Signal, but it’s not turned on by default because it would interfere with an artificial intelligence powering Google Assistant. Continue reading Google Allo a Clash of Privacy and Functionality→

Viber Heats Up Crypto Debate: Adds Encryption to 711 Million Users

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Messaging platform firm Viber is adding end-to-end encryption to 711 million of its users, becoming the latest tech firm to embrace encryption on a massive scale. Continue reading Viber Heats Up Crypto Debate: Adds Encryption to 711 Million Users→

OTR Protocol Patched Against Remote Code Execution Flaw

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Libotr, the Off-the-Record secure messaging protocol, has been patched against overflow vulnerabilities that could lead to remote code execution. Continue reading OTR Protocol Patched Against Remote Code Execution Flaw→