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Unseen.is - Iceland Email. FAQ. What does Unseen do? Our service provides privacy and security for messaging, email and calling. We offer a website, mobile apps and desktop clients that all work together to help you securely communicate wherever you are. What’s the goal of Unseen? Our goal is to restore the human right to communicate freely and learn the truth. Today, messages are intercepted and stored for a variety of purposes. Where are you based? Our company and servers are based in Iceland, where very strict data privacy laws help to protect your information. On what platforms is Unseen available? We currently offer a web-based version and will soon have a beta version of Windows, Mac and Ubuntu clients for user testing. Why do I need this service?

If you value your privacy and security, then you need a service that protects your communications. How does it work? We use a hybrid peer-to-peer and hosted network solution for transmission of encrypted messages. What kind of encryption do you offer? Off-the-Record Messaging. Off-the-Record Messaging, commonly referred to as OTR, is a cryptographic protocol that provides strong encryption for instant messaging conversations. OTR uses a combination of the AES symmetric-key algorithm, the Diffie–Hellman key exchange, and the SHA-1 hash function. In addition to authentication and encryption, OTR provides perfect forward secrecy and malleable encryption.

The primary motivation behind the protocol was providing deniability for the conversation participants while keeping conversations confidential, like a private conversation in real life, or off the record in journalism sourcing. This is in contrast with other cryptography tools that produce output which can be later used as a verifiable record of the communication event and the identities of the participants.

In most cases, people using such cryptography software are not aware of this and might be better served by OTR tools instead. Implementation[edit] Authentication[edit] Limitations[edit] Client support[edit] Jitsi.org | IM client. WIKI - Jitsi. Jitsi (formerly SIP Communicator) is a free and open source multiplatform[4] voice (VoIP), videoconferencing and instant messaging application for Windows, Linux and Mac OS X. It supports several popular instant-messaging and telephony protocols, including open recognised encryption protocols for chat (OTR) and voice/video/streaming and voice/video conferencing (SIP/RTP/SRTP/ZRTP), as well as built-in IPv6, NAT traversal and DNSSEC.

Jitsi and its source code are released under the terms of the LGPL.[4] History[edit] Originally the project was mostly used as an experimentation tool because of its support for IPv6.[7][8] Through the years, as the project gathered members, it also added support for protocols other than SIP. Jitsi has received support from various institutions such as the NLnet Foundation,[9][10] the University of Strasbourg and the Region of Alsace[11] and it has also had multiple participations in the Google Summer of Code program.[12][13] Features[edit] Architecture[edit] The diaspora* Project - Social Media. Decentralization Instead of everyone’s data being held on huge central servers owned by a large organization, diaspora* exists on independently run servers (“pods”) all over the world. You choose which pod to register with, and you can then connect seamlessly with the diaspora* community worldwide.

Find out more » Freedom You can be whoever you want to be in diaspora*. Find out more » Privacy In diaspora* you own your data. Find out more » 1. Find a pod that suits you. Find out more » 2. Once you’ve decided which pod is right for you, based on the ratings and information at Pod Uptime and maybe recommendations from people you trust, sign up there and create a profile with as much or as little personal information as you like. Sign up » 3. Start following some #tags related to your interests: it could be #music, #photography, #privacy or #linux - whatever you’re into. Find out more » Aspects Find out more » Features Hashtags give you the freedom to label and follow your interests with ease. Signup - Netherland Server. Diaspora Pod uptime - Find your new social home.