We want to provide secure solutions for the transmission of data, voice or video for journalists and other vulnerable groups in hostile environments around the world.
Safepress is a repository of resources that aid journalists and reporters in continue doing their job in the most secure way possible.Eventually, we will develop and release a platform that puts together a typical newsroom workflow and the digital security measures we are researching.
We have tested a lot of mobile apps, these are the most secure ones.
| Name | Description | Recommended for | Auth and Crypt | Secure Keys/Tokens | Lost or stolen | Pros | Vs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Telegram | A message system which has a lot of features. It allows you to attach photos, videos, location, contacts and documents and send them in a secure way. | Telegram can be the default communication system, it perfectly substitutes Whatsapp, iMsg and BBM. | MTProto, 2 auth keys. AES-256 encryption for the messages. | No | Yes | Very secure. Peer-to-peer secret chats. | Doesn't allow peer-to-group secret messages. |
| Surespot | A message system that allows you to create multiple identities and it doesn't relay on your address book. It is the equivalent for chats of signing PGP Keys IRL. | Whistleblowing, sensitive info. | AES-256 with 512bit keys | Yes | Yes | You control who you want to invite and send them an email or a QR code, you necesarily need to know the person. | Awkward UI |
| Chatcrypt | Chatcrypt performs a military-class AES-256 CTR encryption on chat messages, thus no one can read them except the participants that know the same password. | General messaging, whisltleblowing, sensitive info. | AES-256 CTR encryption + user password | Yes | Yes | The chat participants need share the password | Proof-of-concept |
Paola Villarreal
Team Leader, paw -at- paw.mx, @paw
Ana Arriagada
Journalist, ana.arriagada -at- chilevision.cl
Leticia Luna
Activist, letyludigital -at- gmail.com, @letyludigital