secure communication
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Moxie Marlinspike Stepping Down as CEO of Signal
Moxie Marlinspike, creator and CEO of the popular encrypted chat application Signal, says that he will be stepping down as head of the company this year but plans to name a successor in the coming months.
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The FBI’s Fake Encrypted Honeypot Phones Are Showing Up Online
About a month ago, it was revealed that an encrypted phone company was actually a front for a gargantuan FBI operation called “Trojan Shield.” The company, which was really a law enforcement honeypot, sold a product called “ANOM,” an encrypted chat application installed on specific, hardened phones that the bureau was secretly distributing to track…
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ProtonMail Unveils an Overdue Makeover and New Features
ProtonMail, the popular encrypted email service, has significantly updated its look and feel for the first time since the company’s public beta launch 7 years ago. It’s also rolled out some new features that are worth checking out.
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This Guy Designed an Android App That Deletes Phone Data When Police Try to Crack It
These days, if you’re arrested and charged with a crime, the first thing cops will probably try to do is look at the contents of your phone. Digital forensics is increasingly a favourite way to secure a conviction, or at least gain a broader understanding of a crime.