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Mastodon to Get E2EE for Private Messages Thanks to Sovereign Tech Fund
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<p class="card-text line-clamp-3">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.</p>
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</div><p></p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/Privacy" rel="tag">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Mastodon" rel="tag">#<span>Mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/InfoSec" rel="tag">#<span>InfoSec</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/E2EE" rel="tag">#<span>E2EE</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Encryption" rel="tag">#<span>Encryption</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/PrivateMessaging" rel="tag">#<span>PrivateMessaging</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/DM" rel="tag">#<span>DM</span></a></p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/456a6124-8596-4bd1-97c2-400a5162388a/e2ee-is-coming-to-mastodon.</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:14:42 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://board.circlewithadot.net/topic/456a6124-8596-4bd1-97c2-400a5162388a.rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:22:25 GMT</pubDate><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to E2EE is coming to Mastodon. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:26:15 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/markwyner%40mas.to" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener">@<span>markwyner</span></a></span> exacly. To many not asking, has made this mess...</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beamship.mpaq.org/users/bob/statuses/01KP99QH8H5RT347AZ8F5QF597</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beamship.mpaq.org/users/bob/statuses/01KP99QH8H5RT347AZ8F5QF597</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[bob@beamship.mpaq.org]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:26:15 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to E2EE is coming to Mastodon. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:46:36 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/bob%40beamship.mpaq.org">@<span>bob</span></a></span> but don’t let me stifle your curiosity about who has access to data. We must never stop making those inquiries.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/markwyner/statuses/116410207191884899</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/markwyner/statuses/116410207191884899</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[markwyner@mas.to]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:46:36 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to E2EE is coming to Mastodon. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:45:55 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/bob%40beamship.mpaq.org">@<span>bob</span></a></span> 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.</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/markwyner/statuses/116410204527993129</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://mas.to/users/markwyner/statuses/116410204527993129</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[markwyner@mas.to]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:45:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reply to E2EE is coming to Mastodon. on Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:27:08 GMT]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p><span><a href="/user/markwyner%40mas.to" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener">@<span>markwyner</span></a></span><br /><br />It does make me wounder if these corprite sponcers will still be able to see encrypted messages ...</p>]]></description><link>https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beamship.mpaq.org/users/bob/statuses/01KP96B9ZK0GKH8CHX816XDGXN</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://board.circlewithadot.net/post/https://beamship.mpaq.org/users/bob/statuses/01KP96B9ZK0GKH8CHX816XDGXN</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[bob@beamship.mpaq.org]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:27:08 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>