After WhatsApp encryption, secure chat app Signal comes to PCs
NEW DELHI: After Facebook-owned WhatsApp recently announcedend-to-end encryption, people can now opt for another free secure chat application called Signal Private Messenger, to use on their PCs.
The desktop beta version of encrypted chat app, made by Open Whisper Systems, is now available as a Chrome app. It can be found on Chrome Web Store. However, the service can be used only when the app is linked to an Android smartphone. It is not yet available for iOS users.
Signal gained prominence when it was made public that NSA whistle blower Edward Snowden prefers to use it to maintain secrecy. It is just like any other chat platform and allows users to send multimedia messages along with cross-platform support.
Interested users will, however, have to queue to get access to the browser version.
WhatsApp also has added end-to-end encryption to all of its messages - meaning that the company couldn't give information to governments, even if it wanted to. The latest version of the app will use security technology that means that messages can't be intercepted as they travel between devices.
Encryption ensures that only a message's sender and recipient can read messages, stopping them from being intercepted on their journey.
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