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The most secure messenger is now available on your desktop

September 26, 2016 by Paul Spoerry 3 Comments



Signal Private Messenger
Privacy is possible. Signal makes it easy.

Actually… it's arguably the only secure one since it's on by default (versus the likes of Allo and WhatsApp where you have to specifically enable it).

Signal has already offers the best way to send secure and privacy conscious messages (and voice calls) on Android and iOS. Now everyone can use Signal on the desktop as well. The desktop app can import your contacts from Signal on your phone and keep your messages synced.

If you already have the app downloaded, just head to https://whispersystems.org/desktop to download the Chrome extension. Then simply point your phone camera at a QR code for setup and you're done.

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About Paul Spoerry

I’m a groovy cat who’s into technology, Eastern Thought, and house music. I’m a proud and dedicated father to the coolest little guy on the planet (seriously, I'm NOT biased). I’m fascinated by ninjas, the Internet, and anybody who can balance objects on their nose for long periods of time.

I have a utility belt full of programming languages and a database of all my knowledge on databases... I practice code fu. Oh, I've also done actual Kung Fu, and have a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

I run. I meditate. I dance. I blog at PaulSpoerry.com, tweet @PaulSpoerry, and I'm here on Google+.

I'm currently work for IBM developing web enabled insurance applications for IBM and support and develop a non-profit called The LittleBigFund.

Comments

  1. Rob Blaich (PegCityNerd) says

    September 26, 2016 at 3:00 pm

    "and WhatsApp where you have to specifically enable it" To be fair, WhatsApp E2E encryption is on by default and cannot be shut off.

  2. Paul Spoerry says

    September 26, 2016 at 6:21 pm

    WhatsApp only encrypts data in transit. It does not encrypt data, such as our messaging history, that is stored on our phones. They also know who and when you were talking with someone and according to the WhatsApp privacy policy, the company reserves the right to record this information, otherwise known as message metadata, and give it to governments (https://www.whatsapp.com/legal/#privacy-policy). Add in that they're going to be giving user information to Facebook for advertising purposes and that's not end-to-end in the same way. Both WhatsApp and Signal support identity verification for messages and voice calls. For messages, they rely on the same mechanism: users compare identity key fingerprints, then flag a contact as verified. For voice calls, however, the two apps work differently. Signal’s voice encryption protocol makes it easy for users to verify each call by reading off two words and making sure they match. WhatsApp’s voice call verification, however, depends on users having previously verified one another for messaging by comparing fingerprints.

  3. Rob Blaich (PegCityNerd) says

    September 27, 2016 at 1:30 am

    +Paul Spoerry You said one must enable security on WhatsApp. That's the only point I was debating, because again, it is on by default.

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