Topic: Gadget for private communication - page 20. (Read 1519 times)
Strange people .. ALL things is need protection, еspecially phones and personal computers.Our time is a time of technological progress, everyone should think about internet security firstly.It is impossible to get into another's bitcoin-purse or to control it. It's only now, only today .Wait a few years, things can change, look forward .I will vote for this program.
A group of crytopgraphers from Germany's Ruhr University Bochum have uncovered flaws in WhatsApp's security that compromise the instant messaging service's end-to-end encryption. WhatsApp, owned by Facebook, has over one billion active users. In a paper published last week, "More is Less: On the End-to-End Security of Group Chats in Signal, WhatsApp, and Threema," anyone who controls WhatsApp's servers, including company employees, can covertly add members to any group -- a claim that might not bode well with privacy enthusiasts.
WhatsApp is encrypted with a Forward Secrecy protocol called the Signal Protocol (just like Silence, Signal, Facebook Messenger and a host of others). You'd think that this makes it uber secure and it does in one way but not in others. Where WhatsApp falls short is in its verification but you can fix that. To illustrate this here is a hypothetical but completely plausible scenario.
I want to recieve all future messages that are intended for my friend on my phone. I have an opportunity; I have their phone number and they've gone to the loo and left their phone behind. It's locked with a pincode and maybe fingerprint or facial recognition to login but that doesn't matter to me. On my phone I login with their phone number which prompts an SMS verification code to be sent to their unattended phone. The code shows up in the SMS preview in their notifications, which I can see without unlocking their phone. I enter that and voila! all messages that go to their WhatsApp also go to my 'clone'.
I want to recieve all future messages that are intended for my friend on my phone. I have an opportunity; I have their phone number and they've gone to the loo and left their phone behind. It's locked with a pincode and maybe fingerprint or facial recognition to login but that doesn't matter to me. On my phone I login with their phone number which prompts an SMS verification code to be sent to their unattended phone. The code shows up in the SMS preview in their notifications, which I can see without unlocking their phone. I enter that and voila! all messages that go to their WhatsApp also go to my 'clone'.
Can your device be synchronized with accounts on other user’s devices?
Many believe that when they are connected to the Internet world, nothing that you share on this platform can not remain private. They think that there is no such thing as Internet privacy in the true sense. However, there are others who advocate the need for privacy on the Internet, and even prefer anonymity when using it. Complete anonymity is not part of the intent of Internet privacy. It is rather the intention to obtain controlled disclosure of critical information. Allowing for effective data exchange while maintaining personal or other confidential information.
Can I install your messenger on my iphone or phone on the android? And how will it differ from ordinary messengers like telegram or viber?
At what price do you plan to sell devices?
If suddenly the state or the FBI needs to read someone's correspondence in your messenger, you will be obliged to give them encryption keys?
In which countries are you planning to sell your gadget? Will it support other languages?
What is the minimum amount of investments from one user?
The idea certainly looks cool, but really no one before trying to do something like that, and did they have it?
Telegram, Viber, Whatsapp or any other messenger has good enough encryption for an ordinary person. I think that this project is for those who are afraid of every rustle.
Not a bad investment as privacy is becoming more sought after now. However, for convenience it would be better to simply use an app on your phone rather than carry two devices around. Better to invest in Crypviser, product is almost ready and will be first to the market. Available now on bitshares and soon on hitbtc https://ico.crypviser.net/
I do not think so...
1. Paranoya does not use a mobile network.The messages tunnels via WiFi through our own servers located in Switzerland.ParaNoYa doesn't record messages and messaging metadata anywhere, neither in the application nor on the server.
2. If you install any messenger on your device, it automatically reduces its security. The "penetrate" in these messengers is possible through the firmware, third-party applications, etc.
3. The gadget will run ParaNoYa application only and uses minimal viable firmware. ParaNoYa OS is based on Android OS and hardened to prevent attacks. ParaNoYa OS is free of any services and all bloatware, communication module is also excluded. This makes your protection much stronger:
- Tremendously reduced attack surface
- No personal data needed
- No geo-location traced
- No messaging metadata collected
- No backdoors to spy on you
So, the name was chosen not by chance. Indeed, if you have enough security settings for a regular messenger, or a messenger with blockchain, you do not need this gadget.
This device is designed for people who understand all the levels of threats and risks.
This device is for people who would prefer a personal meeting for transfer information, rather than an application on the phone.
I'm interested in such a problem with using only wifi tunnels.
If Paranoya does not use a mobile network, does this device protects data from such a problem like sniffing of wifi hotspots?
Windows,Linux version download.
Hello, I saw your project on a kickstarter. And I did not quite understand - is this a phone that can be used in everyday life or can it be used only for chatting?
What is the protection of the device itself, except that it can not be tracked?
Hello, I would like to ask a question. If the phone gets into the hands of intruders, will they be able to get any data from it? I think that would be a useful feature remote wipe of all data.
The idea certainly looks cool, but really no one before trying to do something like that, and did they have it?
Hello, I have a few questions. Will it be a phone only with its operating system? Can I install apps from Google Play on it?
Can I use this phone as the primary? Will there be a camera and support for other applications like in conventional phones?
Security in our time is certainly important, but I heard that the operator himself is listening to my conversations or tracking my location on the outgoing traffic. Is there protection against this in your device?
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