Message from Android Smartphone Will be Difficult Tapped

Now it seems the only way to have a private conversation that was not bugged, need to arrange a personal meeting in secret may be desolate wilderness of sand or in the woods. But it does not need to be done when the phone comes with encryption built-in text messaging.

CyanogenMod is the company behind the idea of text messaging encryption features. The company recently announced a custom version of Android. Version of the operating system in the future always enable encryption of text messages between users , which basically securing private conversation between the sender and the receiver with more stringent legitimate .

This feature will be realized in collaboration with the Open Cyanogen Whisper Systems, the team behind the open source application that serves to secure the TextSecure phone calls and messages. Moxie Marlinspike one of the founders of the Open Whisper Systems says it wants everyone to have access to communication with the security method is very reliable , easy as make phone calls or send sums .

Encryption feature will work with a variety of text messages, as long as the sender and receiver use CyanogenMod or Open Whisper Systems TextSecure which can be downloaded by all Android users, regardless of whether or not they use CyanongenMod. If there is no one to communicate safely, then one of the examples sends a message from the regular Android version then transferred as a SMS text message normally.

According to Marlinspike, it is still rare to find original text applications with the ability to text message encryption. Apple iMessages, even BlackBerry Messenger Google Hangout yet safe enough keep messages confidential. While Open Whisper uses a fairly sophisticated security system, with constantly updating encryption key for each message sent. So that if one key is known, only one part of the message that could be read.

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