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Free, Worldwide, Encrypted Phone Calls for iPhone

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Re: Free, Worldwide, Encrypted Phone Calls for iPhone

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Post by nwp90 »

felix wrote: post #121
jmathai wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Signal is a much more neutral brand than RedPhone. RedPhone sounds either like an adult network or spying app. At one of the Shuttleworth Foundation gatherings (where all Shuttleworth fellows meet bi-annually) I remember having a conversation about the branding of RedPhone and everyone unanimously agreed that it would hinder wider spread adoption of the software. I'm not sure what all the factors in re-branding were…

Makes sense - do you know if they will be re-branding RedPhone on Android? Just curious.

Yes. Signal for Android will be coming, apparently, and will integrate RedPhone and TextSecure capabilities. According to the original article, "Signal will be a unified private voice and text communication platform for iPhone, Android, and the browser. Later this summer, Signal for iPhone will be expanded to support text communication compatible with TextSecure for Android. Shortly after, both TextSecure and RedPhone for Android will be combined into a unified Signal app on Android as well. Simultaneously, browser extension development is already under way."

Re: Free, Worldwide, Encrypted Phone Calls for iPhone

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Post by imaginenore »

autodidakto wrote: post #117

Please authenticate with something that's not a phone number! I guess that's the simplest for most people (look at WhatsApp), but the reason why I use things like Signal is because I despise cell carriers. I'd like to use this on a (cheaper) non-cellular device (for myself and family members). The Holy Grail of Secure Communications: Group Encrypted Text, Voice, and Video. Right now, Skype gives you the unholy grail,…

You missed the main holy grail requirement: open source.

Nothing closed source can be trusted.

Re: Free, Worldwide, Encrypted Phone Calls for iPhone

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Post by joeyspn »

dublinben wrote: post #122
autodidakto wrote: post #117

Please authenticate with something that's not a phone number! I guess that's the simplest for most people (look at WhatsApp), but the reason why I use things like Signal is because I despise cell carriers. I'd like to use this on a (cheaper) non-cellular device (for myself and family members). The Holy Grail of Secure Communications: Group Encrypted Text, Voice, and Video. Right now, Skype gives you the unholy grail,…

To my knowledge, Jitsi fulfills your Holy Grail of Secure Communications requirements. It certainly much more trustworthy than Skype.

+1, and also uses zrtp

Re: Free, Worldwide, Encrypted Phone Calls for iPhone

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Post by chrismsnz »

[deleted] wrote: post #6
david_shaw wrote: post #2

Many people are already familiar with Moxie Marlinspike's WhisperSystems because of their Android apps: RedPhone for encrypted calls, and TextSecure for SMS messages. The release of Signal is a pretty big deal for iOS users; previously, we had to consider a paid option like Silent Circle, or a larger corporate option like FaceTime Audio (which isn't really the same). Although I haven't actually used the app yet (it's…

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Does this involve collusion with the telco? IIRC There's a fair amount of baseband-layer stuff that can be done with SMS from a trusted party.

Re: Free, Worldwide, Encrypted Phone Calls for iPhone

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Post by rahimnathwani »

FredericJ wrote: post #79

Hey, I'm the co-lead developer of Signal. We're looking for help with translations, help us out to bring Signal to as many people as possible: https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/signal-ios/ We also pay per commit if you want to help on Open Whisper Systems projects: http://bithub.whispersystems.org/

How do I translate the app to Simplified Chinese? I visited the link, but Chinese wasn't in the list of languages I could choose to translate. I added a 'request' for it to the list. Will I be notified when the request is approved and I can start translating strings?

Re: Free, Worldwide, Encrypted Phone Calls for iPhone

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Post by scintill76 »

rsync wrote: post #89
nnnnni wrote: post #10

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We're going to need verifiable sources for claims like that.

"We're going to need verifiable sources for claims like that." This entire parent+thread argument back and forth is completely absurd. It doesn't matter whether he has sources. It doesn't matter whether that firm does or does not exist. It doesn't matter what you think of their tech or his explanation or who is who or what is what. Your phone has two[1] completely independent, full-featured computers inside of it, to…

Keep in mind that even without a SIM, the GSM radio is still active[1]. From my GSM-layman perspective, it sounds safer than being in a "trusted" pairing with the network, yet since it's all closed source, you have to wonder if there are magic packets that can own your device just as badly as if you have a SIM in.

[1] https://security.stackexchange.com/questions/30876/can-andro...

Re: Free, Worldwide, Encrypted Phone Calls for iPhone

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Post by scintill76 »

frandroid wrote: post #129
stevengg wrote: post #24

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Moxie also made a sailing documentary that is good called hold fast http://vimeo.com/15351476

OMG I knew the name sounded familiar. This doc is SO GOOD.

Funny that a HN member would know his name from that rather than his security work. I guess we're pretty diverse. :) I enjoyed that doc too.
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