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Title: New "Surveillance-Proof" App To Secure Communications Has Governments Nervous
Post by: Amaterasu on October 18, 2012, 08:50:46 PM
From: http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2012/10/silent_circle_mike_janke_s_iphone_app_makes_encryption_easy_governments.single.html

QuoteLately, Mike Janke has been getting what he calls the "hairy eyeball" from international government agencies. The 44-year-old former Navy SEAL commando, together with two of the world's most renowned cryptographers, was always bound to ruffle some high-level feathers with his new project—a surveillance-resistant communications platform that makes complex encryption so simple your grandma can use it.

We may want to use this...
Title: Re: New "Surveillance-Proof" App To Secure Communications Has Governments Nervou
Post by: robomont on October 18, 2012, 10:16:42 PM
when pgp came out there was one other type of encryption.the gov wanted backdoors to both.i think pgp gave them a backdoor but i dont know about the other one.
talk about the wild west if everything was encrypted.this world would be better off if we could keep our secrets ,secret.
Title: Re: New "Surveillance-Proof" App To Secure Communications Has Governments Nervous
Post by: Amaterasu on October 19, 2012, 12:42:05 AM
20 - 1 there IS a back door in this...  I could be wrong, but spidy sense says They want Us to THINK it's secure...
Title: Re: New "Surveillance-Proof" App To Secure Communications Has Governments Nervou
Post by: robomont on October 19, 2012, 01:49:44 AM
agreed
Title: Re: New "Surveillance-Proof" App To Secure Communications Has Governments Nervous
Post by: Littleenki on October 19, 2012, 02:05:14 AM
Quote from: Amaterasu on October 19, 2012, 12:42:05 AM
20 - 1 there IS a back door in this...  I could be wrong, but spidy sense says They want Us to THINK it's secure...

20-1 a generous odds...
LE
Title: Re: New "Surveillance-Proof" App To Secure Communications Has Governments Nervous
Post by: Amaterasu on October 19, 2012, 03:09:02 AM
Well...  I was giving HUGE benefit of the doubt!  [grin]