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NBTV: Your Money, Your Data, Your Life
How Private Are X's Encrypted DMs REALLY?
Nov 15, 2023
The podcast discusses the introduction of X's encrypted messaging feature, provides a guide on how to use it, explores its limitations and potential security risks, compares encryption protocols in private messaging apps, and advises against using X's encrypted messenger for sensitive conversations.
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- X's introduction of encrypted messaging is a positive step towards privacy and signals the significance of privacy in the tech industry, although it is recommended to use more robust privacy-focused messaging apps for sensitive content.
- X's encrypted messaging implementation lacks crucial features like Perfect Forward Secrecy, audits, and notification of message interception, making it less secure compared to apps like PsiKnal and Signal.
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The Importance of Encrypted Direct Messages on X (formerly Twitter)
X, one of the most widely used messaging services, has introduced encrypted direct messages as a step towards becoming the most trusted platform on the internet. This offers users the option of more private communication, protecting their conversations from internal access. While end-to-end encryption is a welcome move, there are concerns about X's implementation. X lacks certain crucial features like Perfect Forward Secrecy and is not open source. Additionally, their encrypted messaging system is yet to undergo audits. For high-stakes communications, it is advised to use more reliable and audited encrypted messaging apps like PsiKnal.
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