How to encrypt communications on Android phones
About a month ago, a mysterious station wagon was parked in the Assembly. The case was discussed with much apparatus, but no one presented solutions.
For me, the solution is not to allow, in a good conscience, that our communications be monitored without our consent or without a criminal investigation in progress and duly substantiated (mine is not substantiated). For this, and as I have always defended, it is necessary and fundamental that the people should be informed, so that each individual is able to decide what to do and the risks that he or she is facing if he or she does so. But do what? Encrypt mobile communications!
Voice communications
Make it clear that no voice communication is secure in the GSM network. And it's not just because it can be monitored. To make secure voice calls on Android we can use some software with the help of mobile Internet to encrypt the conversation. The RedPhone Beta is one of them that does not need the Internet. Others are VoIP services, such as Skype (see note in comments on Skype). There is still not much technological advance here, but better days will come.
Written Messages (SMS)
Here it is different, we have several free applications that do the service. In use on my Android TextSecure Beta and I try to convince everyone who has Android to use this application. After the application is installed, just start sending messages to another Android phone with the same program installed. If TextSecure is detected from the "other side", the program itself is offered to start encrypting messages.
As some of you know, Written Messages can be read (and often "taped" or "printed") by telecom operators. With this form, who does not have the key to decrypt messages, will have a long work ahead, thus making communication more secure. Another similar program is PGP SMS Lite.
Social networks
Social networks are protected. Both the Facebook and Twitter applications, both official for Android, make an SSL (Secure Socket Layer) connection which makes it impossible for external monitoring. There is nothing to add here.
Emails
For those who can not or do not want to send anything through social networks or written messages, you also have the option of email. The K-9 is an e-mail client that supports PGP (Pretty Good Privacy) and allows you to send sensitive data (here in a more indefinite way: we can send images, videos, text and all in one e-mail).
The configuration of these devices is relatively easy, and in case of problems a Google search can help. This is to ensure our sovereignty and privacy as a free citizen we are.
source : ruicruz

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