Für alle E2EE-Messenger gilt: Der öffentliche Schlüssel des Kontakts muss verifiziert werden.

Da Worte wie „Sicherheitsnummer“ für nicht-technische Benutzer eher kryptisch klingen, gibt es mit dem heutigen Release eine neue Visualisierung und eine vereinfachte Terminologie, die jeder kennt: der blaue Haken, bzw. im Falle von twonly der grüne Haken. Insgesamt gibt es drei Stufen, wobei die gelbe noch in Arbeit ist :)

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So far, over 20 participants have taken part in the user study [0], so here are the initial findings: Only a fraction of their contacts are verified via the QR code, even though, as Signal states in its specifications, this is crucial for cryptography [1].

How many contacts have you already verified (in Signal, twonly or any other messenger app)? And how do you think the system could be fundamentally improved?

[0]: https://mastodon.social/@twonly/115966775370449880
[1]: https://signal.org/docs/specifications/sesame/#authentication

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New twonly Version Release today 🎉

This release has new features and multiple bug fixes:

- Shared Link Preview (see video)
- Manual focus in the camera
- Switch between front and back cameras during video recording
- Adds basic face filters 🐶
- Improves image editor, like emojis or text under a drawing can be moved
- Improves speed after taking a picture
- Fixes issue with emojis disappearing in the image editor

#privacy #snapchat #europe #unplugbigtech #opensource