not a year and a half since implementing one of the most important-yet-taxing features, phone number privacy and usernames, #Signal is now looking for testers for its next absolutely huge feature: fully secure, fully private cloud backups.
the more people who test it, the better they can iron out the bugs and publish it to the world at large!
so what are you waiting for? go take it for a test drive!
https://community.signalusers.org/t/public-signal-backups-testing/69984?u=rassilon1963

EU-Fahrplan für "Entschlüsselung" und #Vorratsdatenspeicherung steht | heise online https://www.heise.de/news/EU-Fahrplan-fuer-Entschluesselung-und-Vorratsdatenspeicherung-steht-10458124.html #Datenschutz #privacy #surveillance #Überwachung #Verschlüsselung #encryption #E2EE #EndToEndEncryption #End2EndEncryption

Hintertürpflicht für britische Lauscher: #WhatsApp will #Apple helfen | Mac & i https://www.heise.de/news/Grossbritanien-WhatsApp-springt-Apple-im-Kryptokrieg-zur-Seite-10443507.html #Verschlüsselung #encryption #E2EE #EndToEndEncryption #End2EndEncryption #Datenschutz #privacy #surveillance #Überwachung #ChatControl #Chatkontrolle #GreatBritain #Grossbritanien

The Liberty Phone delivers uncompromising security for government communications- No Surveillance.

Link to Video: https://puri.sm/posts/the-liberty-phone-secure-government-mobility/

The Liberty Phone delivers uncompromising security for government communications- No Surveillance.

https://puri.sm/products/liberty-phone/

End-to-End Encryption is only as good as...

Digital risk: Florida’s SB 868 is a wrecking ball aimed at encrypted communication Oh, Florida.

This proposed legislation would:
Ban disappearing messages
Force platforms to break end-to-end encryption
Grant unrestricted parental + law enforcement access to private DMs
Override Florida’s own two-party consent laws

Why it matters:
• Any “backdoor” for law enforcement becomes a vulnerability for everyone
• Teens need encryption too — for safety, support, and crisis communication
• Existing investigative tools already allow lawful access when needed

This bill doesn’t protect children — it weakens the privacy and safety of every user. And if it passes in Florida, it could become a model for nationwide surveillance creep.

Encryption protects all of us. Break it for some, and you break it for everyone.

#Privacy #Encryption #CyberSecurity #DigitalRights #Legislation #EndToEndEncryption #security #privacy #cloud #infosec

https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2025/04/floridas-anti-encryption-bill-wrecking-ball-privacy-theres-still-time-stop-it

Encryption is not a crime, encryption protects all of us. Encryption, and especially end-to-end encryption, is an essential tool to protect everyone online. Attempts to undermine encryption are an attack to our fundamental right to privacy and also an attack to our inherent right to security and safety.

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/04/11/encryption-is-not-a-crime/

Pretty amazing! @ente!

I was already using Ente Auth and very happy with it, but now I have started to use the photo app as a replacement for the native photo app on iOS. It has a clean interface, is open source, and the servers are located in Europe.

For now, the free tier is fine for me, but I can see myself paying for an upgrade. End-to-end encryption is worth the money.

#EnteAuth
#photography
#OpenSource
#EndToEndEncryption
#europe

really brave

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/04/01/the-dangers-of-end-to-end-encryption/

Privacy Guides is formally taking a stand against dangerous and frightening technologies.

Security-focused developers and misguided "advocates" have long attempted to convince those involved in privacy and security that E2EE is an advanced security measure designed to protect your sensitive data, and Privacy Guides has stood by for far too long not setting the record straight.

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/04/01/the-dangers-of-end-to-end-encryption/

My Privacy-Focused iOS Setup

Productivity Suite:

Moved from Apple suite to Proton Suite for secure email, calendar, drive, VPN, and password management. End-to-end encryption and privacy focus make it a solid alternative.

Social Media:

Mastodon and Pixelfed for decentralized social networking and photo sharing.
#PrivacyFocused #DecentralizedSocialMedia #EndToEndEncryption
#Mastodon
#pixelfed
#proton

oh the journalism... sometimes I'm just stunned at how they spin the story
https://inews.co.uk/news/world/trump-officials-war-plans-leak-raises-major-questions-on-intelligence-sharing-3603020

the answer is NO. short and simple. what else to discuss here?

No, but Notesnook really is.

Posting and pinning this because Soatok's misinformation has infected far too many. *Everyone* needs to read this in its entirety, *especially* all the #Signal Kool-Aid drinkers.

https://www.moparisthebest.com/against-silos-signal/

*And* the response from OMEMO author Tim Henke, which Soatok saw fit to redact from their post comments.
https://www.moparisthebest.com/tim-henkes-omemo-response.txt

The UK government's action to force Apple to remove Advanced Data Protection (ADP) from its iCloud services is based on the Investigatory Powers Act 2016. This law, often referred to as the "Snoopers' Charter," grants the government the authority to demand access to encrypted data for security and law enforcement purposes.

https://www.privacyguides.org/articles/2025/02/28/uk-forced-apple-to-remove-adp/

#Privacy #EndToEndEncryption

Ramadan Mubarak to all the Muslims around the world! May Allah accept your prayers, and illuminate your heart with faith, love and peace.

The Notesnook team will be taking some time off to recover and plan ahead. We'll be releasing v3.1 once we are back.

Ramadan Mubarak!

Privacy is your right. Take it.