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Moxie Marlinspike, Next Generation Threats 2014

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3 HN users recommended this talk3 months2015–2021 score 3.5
Years with an HN recommendation, 2007–2026

HN people recommend it as a clear explanation of encrypted messaging challenges and of the thinking behind Signal.

Moxie Marlinspike speaks at Next Generation Threats 2014 about the challenges of encrypted communication and how Signal addresses them. He also draws on American action movies as narrative for secure communications.

“I got excited about signal after watching this video, which explains pretty well the challenges of encrypted communication and how Signal addresses them” (HN, 2015)

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@dates Dec 2015 Recommends
on HN thread Signal Desktop
I got excited about signal after watching this video, which explains pretty well the challenges of encrypted communication and how Signal addresses them (it might be basic stuff for people super familiar with the topic though): [this video]
Explains challenges of encrypted communication and how Signal addresses them

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