Briar and the Crypto Messenger Evolution

2016-07-16 #FISL17 Mobile messengers have largely replaced email and SMS for most people. Many provide more security by default while being easier to use. However, most existing messaging applications (even WhatsApp) are still not where we need them to be. This presentation will show the short-comings of the existing messengers and show how Briar improves the status quo. Briar is completely Free Software and works peer-to-peer. It is designed to resist surveillance and censorship by many adversaries while still being easy to use. More information is available at: