Resiliency Tip #004 - Secure Communications

I would like to present several terms everyone should know, as well as several communication platforms worth looking into. Blind trust is never a good idea when dealing with the secular, trust to a point but always verify, and consider using multiple methods to add layers to your security.

One does not need something to hide in order to know that some things should stay private. Many of today's common messengers are tailored towards data mining instead of privacy with companies and governments both foreign and domestic using this data to build a profile on your person, as well as sharing this data with other 3rd parties affiliates.

Whether its your preinstalled text messaging app, social media dm's (ex. facebook/instagram/snapchat), chatroom's like discord and even your remote work meeting apps. All are built to allow access to the operators of the platform in one way or another. When using these one should always assume someone else is listening in, and always assume there is some data being collected and stored. Below are some alternative's to consider.

Basic Terms
- Local vs Hosted
- P2P - Peer to Peer
- E2EE - End to End Encryption
- Open Source
- Metadata
- Data mining

Apps
- Session
- Signal
- Jami
- Element
- Matrix

Email
- Proton Mail
- Tutanota

Bonus
- PrivNote