TextSecure no longer supports SMS and the data channel requires installing bundles from Google, an NSA asset. Use SMSSecure, an SMS-only fork of TextSecure, also on FDroid store now whereas TextSecure was pulled from FDroid by the devs to maintain their Google-only distribution system.

On 10 April 2015 07:59:29 GMT+01:00, Seth <list@sysfu.com> wrote:
Hat tip to Steve Weis twitter account @sweis

https://github.com/sweis/crypto-might-not-suck/blob/master/README.md

End User Tool Summary

This is a quick summary of tools that are generally recommended for end
users. See the Encryption Works guide for more information.

GPG: Email encryption
TextSecure: Encrypted SMS Messaging
RedPhone: Encrypted voice calls
OTR: Encrypted instant messaging
Tor: Protect from network surveillance

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