Human-centered design is one of the key approaches Least Authority adopts alongside security- and privacy-by-design. Our human-centered design process involves building an understanding of user needs and experiences, while using those learnings to shape design and development goals and iterations. The case studies below provide examples of this approach. The
The following document is an extract from Magic Crystal, which describes how to leverage social secret sharing with Dark Crystal using Magic Wormhole for identity-less transport without using any Public Key Infrastructure. The document also includes a protocol design for developers wanting to integrate this feature into their application. It
Least Authority is pleased to announce the launch of Destiny, a free end-to-end encrypted application that allows you to transfer files without revealing your identity. The desktop app Mac, Windows, Linux is available for download via Github. The app for iOS/iPad OS is available via the App Store. The app
Privy To is a series of immersive installations and XR projects first conceived in 2019 and created by Michelle Leddon, with the help of producers Julia Scott-Stevenson and co-sponsored by Least Authority. It was an official selection at the Copenhagen Documentary Film Festival 2021. In a recent Medium piece titled
The Problem Sending a file from one computer to another is common and should be simple, but it can be surprisingly complicated, even in 2020. This simple-yet-complicated user story is illustrated in xkcd comic #949. How should you send a file from your computer to someone else’s computer? What security
We’re excited to announce that we have rolled out Gridsync 0.4.0 — the latest version of our graphical user interface for Tahoe-LAFS/S4. This release contains a number of new features, improvements, and bug-fixes and is a recommended upgrade for all customers of our Simple Secure Storage Service (S4). Among the latest changes include:
Already in 2017, there has been an inordinate number of cybersecurity meltdowns. This complex and constantly evolving range of security threats lead many of us to wonder how we can best protect our data from theft or loss. Many cloud providers advertise their use of end-to-end encryption for security. However, some of the important data breaches in the past have demonstrated that end-to-end encryption may not be enough. What is end-to-end encryption? End to end encryption is a method of…
In just 10 months from now, companies headquartered in an EU country and all organizations that process data on EU residents will have to comply with the requirements of the GDPR – the EU General Data Protection Regulation. GDPR approved by the EU Parliament on 14th April 2016, is designed to