Skype co-founder launches ultra-private messaging, with video by Eric Auchard.
From the post:
A group of former Skype technologists, backed by the co-founder of the messaging platform, has introduced a new version of its own messaging service that promises end-to-end encryption for all conversations, including by video.
Wire, a 50-person start-up mostly made up of engineers, is stepping into a global political debate over encryption that pits privacy against security advocates, epitomized by the standoff between the U.S. government and Apple.
The company said on Thursday it was adding video calling to a package of private communications services that go beyond existing messaging providers.
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See the post and/or check out new service: https://wire.com/privacy/
From the homepage of Wire:
Our personal and professional data is at the center of a new economy. The information we share on social networks, via email, and messaging services is being used to build profiles. These profiles are in turn used to sell us products and services through targeted advertising and suggestion. The data collected is vast, detailed, and often very personal. Vast resources are being spent to refine the profiles, all without transparency, policy or oversight.
Our personal and professional online communications should not be part of this economy. In the physical world we talk with each other directly. We can lower our voices or close a door to share private thoughts. In the online world we should be able to communicate directly without passing our private communications through these corporate data mines.
Wire is different.
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You will also find this FBI heartburn product comparison matrix, suitable for framing, to let everyone know you are serious about security (select for larger image):
There’s a web version of the service so I don’t have to buy a phone just to use it and/or annoy the FBI.
I’m signed up.
What about you?
FAQ: Why the emphasis on annoying the FBI?
Good question!
During my lifetime the FBI has illegally spied on civil rights leaders and organizations, the same for anti-war movements and virtually every other departure from the “norm.”
The more ordinary folks annoy the FBI, the less time and resources it has to conduct illegal operations against other citizens.
It won’t stop the FBI any more than being covered with 10,000 fleas would prevent you from driving. It would make driving, however, a very unpleasant experience.