[smc-discuss] [fosscomm] Kontalk - encryption, as easy as whatsapp!

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But does Cryptotat provide anonymity?? What I inferred from what Praveen
told is that, not even Kontalk guys can identify our number. Cryptocat
doesn't hide our IP na? Or am I mistaken?

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2014/1/21 Vipin Nair <swvist at gmail.com>

>
>> This is a real, easy, working, free software solution for completely
>> private communications.
>
>
> These are tall claims and I would take it with a pinch of salt. Good
> Cryptography is extremely hard[0].
>
> How does Kontalk compare to other systems like CryptoCat[1], TextSecure[2]
> and Telegram[3]? There was a lot of debate on the security of Telegram on
> HN[4] and elsewhere[5] recently.
>
> Also, CryptoCat has released the beta version of their Android and IOS app
> and is available for a public review[6].
>
> Personally, I would like to see something like the CryptoCat threat
> model[7] for all application that claim to use 'encryption' or is 'secure'.
>
>
> [0] : https://www.schneier.com/essay-037.html
> [1] : https://crypto.cat/
> [2] : https://whispersystems.org/
> [3] : https://telegram.org/
> [4] : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6913456
> [5] : http://thoughtcrime.org/blog/telegram-crypto-challenge/
> [6] :
> https://blog.crypto.cat/2013/12/cryptocat-for-iphone-call-for-review/
> [7] : https://github.com/cryptocat/cryptocat/wiki/Threat-Model
>
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> Vipin
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