TechHive: Encrypted text messages may soon be on the way to some Android phones

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Encrypted text messages may soon be on the way to some Android phones Dec 10th 2013, 00:30, by Florence Ion Sometimes, it feels like the only way to have a private conversation these days is to plan for a clandestine meeting out in the desert. If only our phones came with built-in text-messaging encryption to help ease our fears. That's the idea behind CyanogenMod's encrypted text-messaging feature. The developers behind the custom version of Android announced today that a future version of its custom operating system will enable always-on, end-to-end text message encryption between users, essentially keeping the conversation strictly between you and the receiver. To make this feature a possibility, Cyanogen partnered with Open Whisper Systems, the team behind open source apps like TextSecure, which secures texts and phone calls.  "We want everyone to have access to advanced secure communication methods that are as easy and reliable to use as making a normal phone call or sending a normal text message," Moxie Marlinspike, co-founder of Open Whisper Systems, wrote in a blog post. To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here Media files: cyanogenmod-logo-100068125-small.png

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