Signal wants to protect protesters’ privacy with new face-blurring feature

Minimalist · Jun 4, 2020

Protesters worried about government or corporate surveillance will soon have a new tool to protect themselves.

Signal, the popular encrypted messaging app, will release a feature that enables users to blur faces in photos they share, Signal Foundation co-founder Moxie Marlinspike said Wednesday. The feature will be built into forthcoming versions of Signal for Android and iOS to automatically detect faces and obscure them. For faces that aren’t detected, the user can manually blur the image before sending, Marlinspike said.
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https://www.cyberscoop.com/george-floyd-protest-phone-security/

Minimalist · Jun 6, 2020

How to Get the Most Out of Signal and Encrypted Chat

The best end-to-end encrypted messaging app has a host of security features. Here are the ones you should care about.
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https://www.wired.com/story/signal-tips-private-messaging-encryption/

Minimalist · Jun 7, 2020

Signal app use surges as protests spread

As large demonstrations have spread like wildfire across the U.S. and in parts of Europe, use of the encrypted messaging app Signal has suddenly skyrocketed as demonstrators take steps to keep their communications private.
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https://www.itpro.co.uk/security/encryption/355956/signal-app-use-surges-as-protests-spread

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