BitTorrent brings secure chat app Bleep to iOS
BitTorrent has updated and officially launched Bleep, its secure messaging service, bringing it to iOS and adding a Snapchat-a-like “whisper” function that makes messages self-destruct shortly after they’re sent. Today’s update means the app, which allows users to make free voice calls and stores encryption keys for messages on users’ devices rather than in a hackable repository, is now available on Android, Windows, and Mac, in addition to iOS devices.
When the new whisper mode is selected, pictures or text sent to another user will disappear 25 seconds after being sent. While users have got past similar Snapchat restrictions by simply taking screenshots of sent messages, Bleep offers some protection against this tactic: when reading…
Source:: The Verge
