Berners-Lee Behind New Private Communications Network for UltraPrivacy Conscious

Re:Berners-Lee Behind New Private Communications Network for... by pmoriarty on Friday April 13, 2018 @02:28PM (#16832630)

"The so-called MeWe private communications network ... doesn't own, track, or share, information its members provide or share among one another. MeWe encrypts personally identifiable information and most of its communication is SSL-encrypted, and the platform was built with Scala and LISP."

SSL has had numerous security holes poked in it over the years. Promises from companies about what they won't do with your data are less than reassuring to the really "ultra-Privacy Conscious". It's much better for the system to be designed such that these companies aren't able to get your data in the first place.

If you are really that privacy conscious, it's probably best to completely avoid the internet for any communication you want to keep really private.

There's a wealth of information out there on pre-internet-era secure communications practices.

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Re:Berners-Lee Behind New Private Communications Network for... by tuxxy on Friday April 13, 2018 @02:40PM (#16832762)

I haven't done a lot of research on MeWe (though I have heard of it previously), but many people misuse the term "SSL" to mean "TLS". Before making this assumption, it might be best to check and see if they _actually_ use SSL when they mean to say SSL.

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Re:Berners-Lee Behind New Private Communications Network for... by pnutjam on Friday April 13, 2018 @03:51PM (#16833359)

Best is the enemy of better. I think this looks like a great option for PTO's, girl scout troops, etc. An excellent alternative to facebook.

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