It wasn’t built with security in mind, nor was it anticipated to become the world’s most widely used communication medium. The truth is, Email is the equivalent of an SMS. The world’s top 3 emails service providers, Gmail, Yahoo Mail and Outlook don’t support end to end encryption, which means your data travels naked through the interwebs like an SMS text from 1999. The idea of a decentralized, hyper encrypted email service came as a result of that time in prison when we also learned that the government of Colombia had been collecting our lawyer’s email data from the service provider.Ĥ) What are the major security problems facing emails, and how will your team solve these problems?Įmail has 2 main issues. Fast forward to today and a judge already order the case closed for lack of evidence on behalf of the prosecution. By end of 2016, it was discovered that Panama gave Interpol fake information to raise the red notice. I was detained in Colombia when traveling for new years in 2015 and spent 6 months illegally detained in a maximum security prison with real criminals, despite having paid bail. The whole prison thing was a result of a red notice that Panama requested from Interpol.
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This was laughable from the beginning as we had all the evidence to prove that not only did we deliver on the contract, but the used the software even after suing us. They skipped arbitration and civil suits and went straight for criminal proceedings claiming that Criptext aided in the embezzlement of government funds. Caught in the crossfire of this political battle they used the Criptext contract to persecute the ex-minister of technology by claiming that Criptext never delivered on the contract. Then there was a change in government and the new government decided to persecute all ex-government directors, including the ex-minister of Technology. In a nutshell, Criptext sold its first product, a secure messaging app, to the government of Panama back in 2014. Well, the lesson to be learned from that Saga for everyone is don’t do business with Latin American governments.
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Users can download Criptext beta for free on iPhone, Android, MAc and PC.ģ) One interesting fact about Criptext is its conception in a Colombian Prison, we will like to hear more of this story. We focus on making security and privacy simple and easy to use and so far, judging by user feedback, we’ve really hit the nail on the head in the UX/UI department. We’re not just bringing security to the table, but control and ownership too. Instead, all data is stored exclusively in the user’s device. Not only are we the only email service to use the open source Signal Protocol encryption, but we’re also the only email service that does not collect user data in its servers. I know what it’s like to have your private domain breached and the impotence that comes with it, so today I focus on building startups that protect people’s privacy.Ĭriptext is a super simple encrypted email service like none other. Recent life events in which I was persecuted by the government of Panama led me to get involved in the cybersecurity space and privacy world. I was born and raised in Panama by Jamaican parents of Jewish descent. I’m just another entrepreneur in Startupland trying to make a dent in the world. With the release of the beta version of its app to give users a secure and private method of communication, Mayer will be sharing with us in this interview, the opportunities Criptext provides.ġ) Hi Mayer, please tell us briefly about yourself?
Mayer Mizrachi is the Founder and CEO of Criptext, an innovative email platform with encryption based on the open source Signal Protocol library.
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