E2EE is coming to Mastodon.

[markwyner@mas.to]

E2EE is coming to Mastodon. And it’s long overdue. Not until next year, but at least it’s on the horizon.

On one hand, it’s a little scary seeing Mastodon features receiving large sums of money for features and improvements. On the other, it’s meaningful to see Mastodon maturing.

Mastodon to Get E2EE for Private Messages Thanks to Sovereign Tech Fund

Mastodon announced they were awarded a €614k service agreement by the Sovereign Tech Fund to fund the development of new features and improvements, including end-to-end encrypted private messages.

Privacy Guides (www.privacyguides.org)

#Privacy #Mastodon #InfoSec #E2EE #Encryption #PrivateMessaging #DM

[bob@beamship.mpaq.org]

@markwyner

It does make me wounder if these corprite sponcers will still be able to see encrypted messages ...

[markwyner@mas.to]

@bob nah. I don’t believe we have to worry about that. When messages have E2EE (end-to-end encryption) only you and the other party can see them.

[markwyner@mas.to]

@bob but don’t let me stifle your curiosity about who has access to data. We must never stop making those inquiries.

[bob@beamship.mpaq.org]

@markwyner exacly. To many not asking, has made this mess...