Signal Veterans Want to Encrypt Slack, Google Docs, and Basically Every Other App
Former Signal engineers have unveiled Encrypted Spaces, an open-source framework designed to add end-to-end encryption to collaborative apps like Slack, Google Docs, and Discord. The system promises verifiable, encrypted storage even in untrusted environments. Development is led by the Applied Social Media Lab and aims to create a privacy-focused alternative for workplace tools. Key features include secure shared documents and workspaces with built-in surveillance resistance.
What changed
This marks the first public release of Encrypted Spaces as a functional, open-source infrastructure for encrypted collaboration beyond messaging.
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Signal veterans launch open-source encrypted collaboration platform
confidence 92%Former Signal engineers have unveiled Encrypted Spaces, an open-source framework designed to add end-to-end encryption to collaborative apps like Slack, Google Docs, and Discord. The system promises verifiable, encrypted storage even in untrusted environments. Development is led by the Applied Social Media Lab and aims to create a privacy-focused alternative for workplace tools. Key features include secure shared documents and workspaces with built-in surveillance resistance.
What's confirmed:
- Encrypted Spaces provides verifiable, encrypted storage even when relying on untrusted servers.
- The project is led by former Signal engineers and researchers now affiliated with the Applied Social Media Lab.
- The framework is open-source and designed to enable encrypted features in apps as complex as Slack, Discord, or Google Docs.
- Encrypted Spaces focuses on protecting collaborative workspaces from surveillance and unauthorized access.
Still unconfirmed:
- The project may eventually lead to a standalone encrypted collaboration app, though no timeline or product name has been confirmed.