Open Whisper Systems partners with WhatsApp to provide end-to-end encryption
At Open Whisper Systems, our goal is to make private communication simple. For the past three years, we’ve been developing a modern, open source, strong encryption protocol for asynchronous messaging...
View ArticleWinter Of Code Lineup 2014-2015
Every year when we do this kind of call for proposals, our experience from past events sets our expectations higher. Even with really high expectations this time around, we were blown away by the...
View ArticleIf you see a bug in the code, it's probably dying
Winter Break Of Code Day 1I woke up this morning feeling like this routine was normal, instead of implausible. Two days ago, I was in New York City, riding the train with millions of other commuters in...
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Star Quality
Winter Break Of Code Day 2Because I might get sappy, here’s a picture to ease that before I let it all out.After being promptly woken up by numerous roosters at 7:30 AM, I still can’t believe I’m here....
View ArticleThird Day Of Code
Winter Break Of Code Day 3As it does every morning, the day started with moxie singing the standup song, reminding us all (and waking up the slackers) that at 9am sharp we all get in a circle to...
View ArticleSignal to Noise
Winter Break Of Code Day 4I’m not sure those attending their first break of code know what they are getting into. When I said “sure” to Moxie my first break, I sure didn’t. During that week I had...
View ArticleSurrendering to the Potential of Constraints
Winter Break Of Code, Day 5The prophetic discourse of the Karai can be summed up in an observation and a promise: on the one hand, they constantly affirmed the fundamentally evil character of the...
View ArticleThe View From here
Winter Break Of Code, Day 6I’ve been working with Open Whisper Systems on TextSecure for about a year and a half. I feel like I’ve earned better treatment than being forced to blog at knifepoint, but...
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A curve by any other name
Winter Break Of Code Day 7Yesterday was a day of meetings. Discussion and debate flourished. Conversations ranged over all parts of every project. Words spoken aloud may have outnumbered lines of code...
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Encryption, encryption everywhere
Winter Break Of Code Day 8A few weeks ago, an email full of information to help prep for Winter Break of Code popped up in my inbox. Throughout my personal countdown to the day I got to leave San...
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The pool on the roof must have a leak
Winter Break Of Code Day 9Today we hiked the Kalalau Trail and swam beneath the cold spray of a waterfall.Today we discussed the finer points of the axolotl protocol used by TextSecure.Today we...
View ArticleFor the Love of Humans and Technology
Winter Break of Code Day TenA couple of days ago, Jake, one of the brilliant full timers onOpen Whisper Systems, looked up from his laptop and asked me with a smile, “So, Yoko, what’s your life story?...
View ArticleAloha But Not
Winter Break Of Code Day ElevenEvery morning at standup I’d watch the knife spin in slow motion, dread filling my chest and a voice in my head repeating, over and over, “not Slytherin.” (The target of...
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Mahalo
Winter Break Of Code Day TwelveA few days ago, someone suggested that we go scuba diving and I said “yeah sure, that sounds fun”. Once we actually got to the dive site I realized I had no clue what I...
View ArticleThere's no you in srveillance
Winter Break Of Code Day ThirteenMy ten-year-old mind was completely blown when I realized that I could eavesdrop on the walkie-talkie conversations of the other kids in my neighborhood. I rode my bike...
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Real World Kauai
Winter Break Of Code Day FourteenWhen I agreed to take part in Winter Break of Code, I had no idea what to really expect. While many people questioned my choice to spend my winter vacation writing...
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They Live
Winter Break Of Code, Day FifteenThe 1988 film They Live is one of the last great masterpieces to come out of the hollywood left. In the film, a drifter named John Nada discovers a box of sunglasses...
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A post from Natalie, Winter Break Of Code, Day SixteenToday, I watched sunlight dance atop billowing waves, a natural circus spectacular.I meditated on two syllables, allowing my breath and heartbeat...
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Mutiny!
Winter Break Of Code Day SeventeenIn this life nearly every relationship we create and maintain is built upon expectations. You do this, I’ll do that, and together we’ll fail to oppose entropy but...
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Paddle Out
Winter Break Of Code Day EighteenLate this afternoon I took a break from working to surf. The sun was setting and a cool breeze was picking up as grey clouds billowed behind the mountains along Hanalei...
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