signal

Using Signal Every Day

2017-04-25

At the beginning of the year (2017) I made something of a push with friends and family to get them on to a secure-by-default communication platform, Signal . Here we are at the end of April and I thought I’d share some notes. So far Signal has been quite functional. It is a success way for mobile devices to communicate securely. Friends and family members of all degrees of computer savvy are using it succesfully to communicate one-to-one and in groups.…

Anti-censorship brought to you by Google and Signal

2016-12-28

Bruce Schneier has some good comments on how Signal is using Google to circumvent UAE censorship blocks . Great move by both Google and Signal. Over the holidays I spent some time explaining to my family why I’m asking them to communicate with me through secure channels (like Signal) by default. At one point the question came up, “Why do you care if email is unencrypted, and why do you need to have privacy on the internet”?…

Signal by default

2016-12-20

Odds are good that if you’re reading this you already know this about me, but I care about privacy. As a general guideline, I don’t trust companies or other large entities to keep my secrets or have my personal best interests in mind. I’m not the only one who feels this way (or as Levar Burton would say, “You don’t have to take my word for it”) “BY the time you finish reading this column , you would be foolish not to download the messaging app Signal onto your smartphone and computer.…