Soooo... #JustBetweenUs There's already some big stuff in the works for 2026:

[benpate@mastodon.social]

Soooo... #JustBetweenUs There's already some big stuff in the works for 2026:

The Social Web Foundation (@swf) has kicked off a project to bring real end-to-end encryption to the Fediverse. It's a big undertaking, with real financial backing from the @sovtechfund

Check out the announcement: https://socialwebfoundation.org/2025/12/19/implementing-encrypted-messaging-over-activitypub/

And, I'm very excited that #Emissary is one of the projects selected to participate in the work alongside the @bonfire team.

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[benpate@mastodon.social]

What will this mean? We're working with extensions to ActivityPub to bring top-tier encryption into the Fediverse - the same industry standard that powers Android, Apple, Discord, and others.

We're aiming to release our first versions mid-year.

#Bonfire and #Emissary are great choices because each is a sort of "application builder" that can be molded to fit many different situations. It's going to be a massive undertaking, but I'm looking forward to the results

@swf @sovtechfund @bonfire