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Tox is a peer-to-peer instant-messaging and video-calling protocol that offers end-to-end encryption. The stated goal of the project is to provide secure yet easily accessible communication for everyone. [2] A reference implementation of the protocol is published as free and open-source software under the terms of the GNU GPL-3.0-or-later.
The term "end-to-end encryption" originally only meant that the communication is never decrypted during its transport from the sender to the receiver. [9] For example, around 2003, E2EE has been proposed as an additional layer of encryption for GSM [10] or TETRA, [11] in addition to the existing radio encryption protecting the communication between the mobile device and the network infrastructure.
Off-the-record Messaging (OTR) is a cryptographic protocol that provides encryption for instant messaging conversations. OTR uses a combination of AES symmetric-key algorithm with 128 bits key length, the Diffie–Hellman key exchange with 1536 bits group size, and the SHA-1 hash function.
Amid an unprecedented cyberattack on telecommunications companies such as AT&T and Verizon, U.S. officials have recommended that Americans use encrypted messaging apps to ensure their ...
In September 2015, G Data Software launched a new messaging app called Secure Chat which used the Signal Protocol. [34] [35] G Data discontinued the service in May 2018. [36] In September 2016, Google launched a new messaging app called Allo, which featured an optional Incognito Mode that used the Signal Protocol for end-to-end encryption.
Cryptocat is a discontinued open-source desktop application intended to allow encrypted online chatting available for Windows, OS X, and Linux. [3] It uses end-to-end encryption to secure all communications to other Cryptocat users. Users are given the option of independently verifying their buddies' device lists and are notified when a buddy's ...
The EncroChat service was available for handsets called "carbon units", [21] whose GPS, camera and microphone functions were disabled by the company for privacy reasons. [1] [14] Devices were sold with pre-installed applications, including EncroChat, an OTR-based messaging app which routed conversations through a central server based in France, EncroTalk, a ZRTP-based voice call service, and ...
On 9 March 2021 around 16:00 Belgian police carried out about 200 raids, arrested 48 people and seized €1.2 million in cash along with 17 tonnes of cocaine. [12] Those arrested included lawyers and members of the Hells Angels, [3] serving police officers, an employee of the public prosecutor's office, civil servants, tax officials and hospital administrators suspected of providing ...