Riot releases end-to-end encryption: get ready to chat securely! Nov 21st 2016 was a big day in the Riot world, with them finally releasing the very first cross-platform implementation of Matrix’s end-to-end encryption (see more info below on what Matrix is)! End-to-end encryption gives users true privacy, preventing anyone else from eavesdropping on conversations — even the very communications services they’re using. This is incredibly important for a decentralised ecosystem like Matrix on which Riot is built, where data can span across many different servers, and users should not have to trust any of those servers. End-to-end encryption is also a real differentiating feature from most other popular collaboration apps whose business models fundamentally rely on being able to read, analyse and profile your conversations. Once encryptedly chatting you’ll see a bunch of new indicators coming up next to the messages: padlocks and warning signs telling you whether the message came from a device you verified as belonging to your contact. Riot also provides the ability to exclude a device from the conversation if you don’t trust it or don’t want to include it. What is Matrix? Matrix is an open standard for interoperable, decentralised, real-time communication over IP. It can be used to power Instant Messaging, VoIP/WebRTC signalling, Internet of Things communication - or anywhere you need a standard HTTP API for publishing and subscribing to data whilst tracking the conversation history. Matrix defines the standard, and provides open source reference implementations of Matrix-compatible Servers, Clients, Client SDKs and Application Services to help you create new communication solutions or extend the capabilities and reach of existing ones. See http://ift.tt/2gguIow
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