This is the most secure messaging app Snowden uses
Privacy in communications is a point to be taken into account by mobile users And it is that the scandals of espionageboth inside and outside the United States have been taught to give importance to encryption or protection of content that is sent and received So much so that some developer companies have seen business in the vein of secure applications.This is the case of Open Whisper System, creator of several tools to send messages and make phone callswithout there being any way to intercept this information. Now Launch Signal for Android An application awaited by many users, and which has the approval of the former employee of the CIA and the best known NSA:Edward Snowden
The Signal application works as a common messaging tool. And it is that it has its chats, groups and usual messages All of it with a simple design , without frills of any kind or a really remarkable aspect. However, what is really interesting is what happens further, when messages travel between one mobile and another. The application has security technology known as end-to-end or user to user.This means that only the interlocutors have the key to decode the information that travels between their mobiles. Something that leaves Signal out of the equation and, of course, any attacker, curious or hacker
Its history is preceded by two other important applications in the field of security. This is TextSecure, whose code has benefited WhatsApp to improve its protection, and of RedPhone, created to make calls over the Internet without third-party listeners. Thus, both applications have come together in Signal, providing all their knowledge and security technology for users. An application that began its journey for iPhone and is now reaching Android completelyfreeAll this with a luxury godfather in this Internet security And it is that Edward Snowden , who discovered some of the espionage secrets of the CIA of the United States, claims to use Signalevery day.
Within the application, the user only has to register as usual, using their telephone number As it happens withWhatsApp In this way the user is identified, avoiding anonymity, but always protected. After that Signal searches the mobile contact list to see which other people are also using the application, appearing in it to start conversations.
With this it is now possible to maintain individual or group chats on a regular basis, although knowing that the information that travels through them isencryptedAs with free calls But, if this is not enough, it is always possible to apply a temporary code to messages to add an extra security barrier, or even block screenshots All this taking into account that its creators offer the code of this application in the open, allowing security experts to check their barriers without accessing the contents, of course.
The Signal app is now available for free at via Google Play Store and App Store.
