Moxie Marlinspike, Next Generation Threats 2014
Techworld Sverige3 HN recommenders · recommended in 3 months, 2015–2021
talk · general · evergreen · 2015–2021 on HN
Moxie Marlinspike speaks at Next Generation Threats 2014 about the challenges of encrypted communication and how Signal addresses them. He also draws on American action movies as narrative for secure communications.
HN people recommend it as a clear explanation of encrypted messaging challenges and of the thinking behind Signal.
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3 comments from Hacker News
Here is another great one where he ties American action movies as narrative with secure communications: ▶ this video
Check out this analysis of American action movies. It may change the way you see Batman and other characters that may have influenced your thinking. ▶ this video
I got excited about signal after watching this video, which explains pretty well the challenges of encrypted communication and how Signal addresses them (it might be basic stuff for people super familiar with the topic though): ▶ this video