Encrypted TextConnect
We’re so glad you reached out to JustBirth Space TextConnect for free virtual doula support.
We know how important privacy and confidentiality are to building trust and getting the support you need. While JustBirth Space offers unencrypted text-based support via Facebook Messenger and text message, we also offer encrypted messaging through Telegram.
How do I set up and use Telegram to message JustBirth Space?
First, download the Telegram app for iPhone or Android and follow the prompts to set up an account on your device if you don’t already have one.
Once set up on your device, search for our account @JustBirthSpace_Doula_not_a_bot and start a new chat! Say hello and let us know what we can support you with. One of our real human doulas will respond to support you.
What is encrypted messaging?
An encrypted message is a message that is sent and received using mixed up code that only the sender’s and receiver's devices can understand. This encryption means that messages cannot be intercepted by your internet service provider, owners of Wi-Fi routers you connect to, or other third parties.
Encrypting data helps protect private information, sensitive data, and can enhance the security of communication between client apps and servers.
For added digital privacy, use security tools, like passcodes and two-factor authentication, on your personal devices. Encrypting data does not protect you from someone opening and reading content on your device if they know your device passcode or if you leave it unlocked, “or from your IT-department if they access your computer at work. Or from any other people that get physical or root access to your phones or computers.”
Digital Defense Fundis a great resource for more information on digital privacy
Can you explain more how Telegram’s encryption works?
Here is some info about encryption from Telegram’s FAQ
Telegram messages to JustBirth Space use Server-Client encryption.“This means that all data (including media and files) that you send and receive via Telegram cannot be deciphered when intercepted by your internet service provider, owners of Wi-Fi routers you connect to, or other third parties.”
Unlike other encrypted messaging platforms, “Telegram’s cloud data is stored in multiple data centers around the globe that are controlled by different legal entities spread across different jurisdictions.” The decryption keys are “split into parts and are never kept in the same place as the data they protect. As a result, several court orders from different jurisdictions are required to force [Telegram] to give up any data.”
“Thanks to this structure, [Telegram] can ensure that no single government or block of like-minded countries can intrude on people's privacy and freedom of expression. Telegram can be forced to give up data only if an issue is grave and universal enough to pass the scrutiny of several different legal systems around the world. To this day, [Telegram has] disclosed 0 bytes of user data to third parties, including governments.