Signal: In the age of online spying, the only way you can protect your privacy is encryption something Edward has mentioned time and time again Snowden.
The manufacturer of applications Open Whisper Systems made a significant step in this direction today with the release of a new version of the application Signal for iPhone and iPads.
The new version, Signal 2.0.1, supports encrypted text messages using a protocol called TextSecure. In addition to text encryption, it also supports voice encryption. So you can be absolutely sure that your communications, even if they are intercepted while being transported over the Internet, can not be used.
Unlike other text encryption products, Signal's code is open source, meaning it can be reviewed at any time by specialists.
The application also has the forward secret feature, so if an attacker manages to bypass the encryption key you are using, it will not be able to decrypt the messages that may have been collected in the past.
The Signal for the iPhone σας εξασφαλίζει τις επικοινωνίες σας, και μπορείτε να είστε σίγουροι ότι θα είναι πάντα πλήρως κωδικοποιημένες. Άλλες εφαρμογές κρυπτογράφησης έχουν απρόβλεπτες συμπεριφορές σε απρόβλεπτους χρόνους. Το IMessage της Apple, για παράδειγμα, χρησιμοποιεί ισχυρή κρυπτογράφηση, αλλά μόνο κατά την επικοινωνία μεταξύ δύο συσκευών της Apple και μόνο όταν υπάρχει σωστή connection data. Otherwise, iMessage sends SMS messages in plain text. iMessage does not support forward secrecy and its source code is locked.
Open Whisper Systems' app also offers power users the ability to ascertain ID card of people talking, confirming that their encryption is not subject to any attack. With iMessage, you'll just have to trust Apple for that.
Those interested in applying can to download it from here.
