wraggster
December 9th, 2013, 23:46
http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/storage/adam/ee52c8f7fb1dac61913c1f29d3a8e43d/cyanogenmod-sms-encryption.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/09/cyanogenmod-to-encrypt-text-messages/)Android users worried that the government is spying on their smartphone (http://www.engadget.com/2013/09/08/nsa-can-reportedly-tap-smartphones-access-blackberry-email/) now have a new privacy option: CyanogenMod. Starting with today's nightly 10.2 (http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/03/cyanogenmod-10-2-final/) build, the custom firmware will encrypt SMS and MMS messages sent to any device using the TextSecure protocol, including fellow Cyanogen users. Users won't have to do a thing; the cryptography runs automatically in the background, regardless of the text messaging app. The encryption won't reach CyanogenMod 11 (http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/05/cyanogenmod-11-m1-nexus-edition/) or other releases until the company is confident that everything is running smoothly, but it shouldn't be long before many Android users can chat with a greater level of secrecy.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/09/cyanogenmod-to-encrypt-text-messages/
http://www.engadget.com/2013/12/09/cyanogenmod-to-encrypt-text-messages/