![]() Of all the various video chat/conferencing software that exists, Zoom is the easiest for the layperson to setup and use while also tending to be the best performing in terms of audio/video quality, latency, large numbers of users on a single call, etc. What is it with cryptographic charlatans these days?Ĭan't help you with TikTok or Vine since I don't understand those either (I believe the target market for them is mostly people around age 21 or younger, so if you're outside that group that's not surprising).įor Zoom though, I feel it's quite trivial to see how it became popular. Don't worry, everyone: Zoom is secure now because they wrote a check! ![]() It's totally legitimate and accurate that people are reporting today that this acquisition will bring real end to end encryption to Zoom as if buying a company causes software to spontaneously manifest out of the ether with zero delay. I'm sure the result of this will be lots of good and secure trustworthy software that I'll be eager to install on my computer. Keybase did not respond to Decrypt ’s request for comment.So, the company that got bribed by a shitcoin promoter to backdoor the keybase app so it can abuse your secret keybase identity keys to place permanent, non-removable shitcoin ads on your profile (and then immediately denied that it was a backdoor and also lied about implementing the ability for users to remove the ads keybase got paid to place) is now joining up with the company that has shipped sketchy backdoored client software, consistently lied about having end to end encryption (and even doubled down on their lies when confronted about it!) and delivers their encryption keys from generation servers in China. The company further said that “if anything changes about Keybase’s availability, our users will get plenty of notice.” A blog post from the Keybase team indicated that, for now, the focus is on “helping to make Zoom even more secure.” This has caused venture capitalist investors, such as Tyler and Cameron Winklevoss, to call on entrepreneurs to build out censorship-resistant platforms for the Web3 age.Īt the moment, it’s unclear what will become of Keybase following the Zoom purchase. News of Keybase’s acquisition comes as discontent with centralized social media and messaging platforms intensifies online, as these networks increasingly move to police their content. “We are proud to offer Gab Chat, an end-to-end encrypted alternative to Keybase, and will soon be launching ON-our video conferencing alternative to Zoom,” said Torba. Torba previously told Decrypt last year that Gab, a “free speech software company” that has come under fire for allegedly providing a safe space for hate speech, planned to fork Keybase, remove the “shitcoin” Stellar and replace it with Bitcoin. “It’s disappointing to see Keybase sellout to a company with 700 employees in China that has openly admitted to routing data through Chinese servers among other shady activities,” he said. Gab CEO Andrew Torba told Decrypt that Keybase sold out for all the wrong reasons. Other critics, however, were less forgiving. “Users should demand that Zoom makes their client open source to truly mitigate privacy concerns.” “Keybase devs will probably integrate some of their functionality directly into Zoom's closed source apps, while the main Keybase product gets less development resources and is eventually phased out,” Odell said. ![]() Odell added that the deal seems to be “mostly an acquihire,” referring to how one company might acquire another primarily to use the skills and expertise of its staff, rather than integrating the acquired firm’s products directly. He told Decrypt that “as a Keybase user this really sucks, but on a positive note, it's good to see end to end encryption becoming a mainstream requirement.” Privacy expert and Tales from the Crypt podcast host Matt Odell runs the “the largest Bitcoin focused Keybase group,”. ![]()
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