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Is the "confide" secure messenger really any good ?
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Howard Schornstein
Dec 19, 2014, 8:42:42 AM12/19/14
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I don't like the NSA snooping on me, even though I don't have
anything to hide. It just feels wrong, constitutionally.
Looking up how I can protect my messages, I found something called
"Confide" for iOS.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/confide/id779883419?mt=8
And looking at the advertising, it seems to be 'secure':
https://getconfide.com/
But, you never know what the weak links are (e.g., maybe they keep
a full record of all your communications back at the farm?).
Looking for reviews, I hesitate to trust something called "PC
Magazine", but they have a review, which pretty much says it's
limited, but it works:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2429984,00.asp
Do you have experience or suggestions for a more secure app?
anything to hide. It just feels wrong, constitutionally.
Looking up how I can protect my messages, I found something called
"Confide" for iOS.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/confide/id779883419?mt=8
And looking at the advertising, it seems to be 'secure':
https://getconfide.com/
But, you never know what the weak links are (e.g., maybe they keep
a full record of all your communications back at the farm?).
Looking for reviews, I hesitate to trust something called "PC
Magazine", but they have a review, which pretty much says it's
limited, but it works:
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2429984,00.asp
Do you have experience or suggestions for a more secure app?
nospam
Dec 19, 2014, 8:57:45 AM12/19/14
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<7fde5$54942b52$43da7656$21...@nntpswitch.blueworldhosting.com>, Howard
> Looking up how I can protect my messages, I found something called
> "Confide" for iOS.
> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/confide/id779883419?mt=8
>
> And looking at the advertising, it seems to be 'secure':
> https://getconfide.com/
>
> But, you never know what the weak links are (e.g., maybe they keep
> a full record of all your communications back at the farm?).
>
> Looking for reviews, I hesitate to trust something called "PC
> Magazine", but they have a review, which pretty much says it's
> limited, but it works:
> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2429984,00.asp
>
> Do you have experience or suggestions for a more secure app?
the built in messaging app has end to end encryption, as do a number of
other messaging apps.
here's a rundown, although confide is not listed:
<https://www.eff.org/secure-messaging-scorecard>
<7fde5$54942b52$43da7656$21...@nntpswitch.blueworldhosting.com>, Howard
Schornstein <HowardGSc...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> I don't like the NSA snooping on me, even though I don't have
> anything to hide. It just feels wrong, constitutionally.
that's because it is wrong, constitutionally.
> I don't like the NSA snooping on me, even though I don't have
> anything to hide. It just feels wrong, constitutionally.
> Looking up how I can protect my messages, I found something called
> "Confide" for iOS.
> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/confide/id779883419?mt=8
>
> And looking at the advertising, it seems to be 'secure':
> https://getconfide.com/
>
> But, you never know what the weak links are (e.g., maybe they keep
> a full record of all your communications back at the farm?).
>
> Looking for reviews, I hesitate to trust something called "PC
> Magazine", but they have a review, which pretty much says it's
> limited, but it works:
> http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2429984,00.asp
>
> Do you have experience or suggestions for a more secure app?
other messaging apps.
here's a rundown, although confide is not listed:
<https://www.eff.org/secure-messaging-scorecard>
Aldo Raine
Dec 19, 2014, 1:08:21 PM12/19/14
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recommendations are generally on-point...
--
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-Gene Kranz, Flight Director
Rod Speed
Dec 19, 2014, 3:22:38 PM12/19/14
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Howard Schornstein <HowardGSc...@invalid.invalid> wrote
> I don't like the NSA snooping on me, even though I don't
> have anything to hide. It just feels wrong, constitutionally.
> Looking up how I can protect my messages,
> I found something called "Confide" for iOS.
> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/confide/id779883419?mt=8
> And looking at the advertising, it seems to be 'secure':
> https://getconfide.com/
> But, you never know what the weak links are (e.g., maybe they
> keep a full record of all your communications back at the farm?).
Or whether its actually been produced by the NSA either.
> I don't like the NSA snooping on me, even though I don't
> have anything to hide. It just feels wrong, constitutionally.
> Looking up how I can protect my messages,
> I found something called "Confide" for iOS.
> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/confide/id779883419?mt=8
> And looking at the advertising, it seems to be 'secure':
> https://getconfide.com/
> But, you never know what the weak links are (e.g., maybe they
> keep a full record of all your communications back at the farm?).
Alan Browne
Dec 20, 2014, 10:26:35 AM12/20/14
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On 2014.12.19, 08:42 , Howard Schornstein wrote:
> I don't like the NSA snooping on me, even though I don't have
> anything to hide. It just feels wrong, constitutionally.
>
> Looking up how I can protect my messages, I found something called
> "Confide" for iOS.
> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/confide/id779883419?mt=8
>
> And looking at the advertising, it seems to be 'secure':
> https://getconfide.com/
>
> But, you never know what the weak links are (e.g., maybe they keep
> a full record of all your communications back at the farm?).
No way to tell. We tend to 'trust' companies that are promoting
> I don't like the NSA snooping on me, even though I don't have
> anything to hide. It just feels wrong, constitutionally.
>
> Looking up how I can protect my messages, I found something called
> "Confide" for iOS.
> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/confide/id779883419?mt=8
>
> And looking at the advertising, it seems to be 'secure':
> https://getconfide.com/
>
> But, you never know what the weak links are (e.g., maybe they keep
> a full record of all your communications back at the farm?).
security and privacy. OTOH, there are hundreds doing so and no
certification that all (or which) are actually doing it.
It looks like a nicely conceived app from what I see there, but it's not
something I feel a need for.
Apple Message is already very strongly encrypted so there is nothing
this app will do that is not already being done against anyone in the
middle unless it's an SMS.
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Sadly, “there’s a high infant mortality rate among
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Michael Eyd
Dec 22, 2014, 3:50:00 AM12/22/14
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Best regards,
Michael
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