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privacy-and-security26 days ago•16 min saved

Encrypted Spaces: Bringing Signal-Style Privacy to Collaboration Apps

A team behind the Signal protocol is building Encrypted Spaces, open-source infrastructure to bring end-to-end encrypted, verifiable storage to collaboration apps like Slack, Google Docs, and Discord. Described in a Research Preview with a Spaces demo, the project uses zero-knowledge proofs to keep data encrypted on central servers while allowing cryptographically verifiable collaboration. It aims to be a reusable platform for developers rather than a consumer product, potentially fueling encryption-policy debates, with existing options from Proton, CryptPad, and Fileverse offering E2EE tools.

via Gizmodo|

#collaboration-apps #encrypted-spaces #end-to-end-encryption

technology28 days ago•12 min saved

Encrypted Spaces: A Privacy-First Framework for Collaborative Apps

Researchers behind Signal unveiled Encrypted Spaces, an open-source framework and prototype designed to let developers build end-to-end encrypted, multi-user collaboration apps (Slack/Docs-like) by syncing encrypted data via a server-stored change log and using zero-knowledge proofs to verify state without revealing content. The goal is a standardized, privacy-first foundation that supports invites, revocation, notes, and files, while remaining a research prototype rather than a production-ready product.

via WIRED|

#collaboration-tools #encrypted-spaces #end-to-end-encryption