The Evolution of Online Privacy
Featuring the ALTER Messenger Application
In recent times, the landscape of online privacy has undergone significant transformations. In the past, options were limited, primarily involving technical encryption standards such as HTTPS for website security or PGP encryption for emails, which were often not readily available from most service providers.
Introducing ALTER: A Blockchain-Based Solution
AlterMail emerges as a novel solution to address these privacy concerns, leveraging blockchain technology. Founded by Oskars Jepsis, an industry veteran with experience in Sweden's banking sector, AlterMail (or ALTER) caters to privacy-conscious individuals seeking complete confidentiality in their communications.
Redefining Email Communication
Currently, ALTER does not accept external emails for its users. Rather than perceiving this as a limitation, consider it from an alternative perspective: If traditional email systems are fundamentally flawed, why continue using them? Services like Gmail retain ownership of every message you send, storing your data on their servers, leaving you with limited control over your own information.
In stark contrast, ALTER refrains from storing message metadata and ensures End-to-End Encryption (E2EE) by default. This level of privacy sets a promising new standard for digital age communication.
A Departure from Conventional Practices
ALTER's approach diverges from the strategies employed by giants like Google, Yahoo, and Microsoft. Often valued at trillions of dollars collectively, these corporations may lack the incentive to drive innovation. For example, Gmail, one of the most widely used email services, has seen limited fundamental changes over its more than 15-year history.
The Promise of ALTER
ALTER sets out to challenge this status quo. It not only targets traditional email systems but also aims to deliver the features expected from popular messaging apps like Telegram, Discord, iMessage, and Messenger.
Web 3 and Communication Development
While Web 3 development has predominantly focused on financial services, ALTER stands as a beacon in the communication space. Although less glamorous in the eyes of investors, the importance of privacy in communication cannot be overstated. Centralized Exchanges (CEXs), Fiat Currency Offramps, and Compliance Software have attracted substantial investments, but communication tools remain relatively neglected.
Privacy as a Human Right
Built on the Secret Network, ALTER's smart contract encrypts and safeguards user data from third parties. Privacy, fundamentally a human right, has been undermined by the unchecked collection of user data, empowering entities like Meta, Google, Amazon, and Microsoft to form a multi-trillion-dollar advertising cartel.
Anticipating Change
A significant shift is on the horizon. The days of censorship, shadow-banning, and communication restrictions are numbered. While it may begin as a trickle, a flood of change is inevitable. The major shortcomings of legacy social media platforms have become glaringly evident, as shown by Twitter’s lack of protections for freedom of speech.
Challenges to Totalitarianism
Privacy represents a fundamental challenge to totalitarianism. Governments in countries with oppressive regimes suppress free speech and expression. However, the tide has already shifted, and people are gradually recognizing their inherent power. Governments are, in reality, beholden to billions of individuals trapped in fiat central banking and usury systems.
The Path to Financial Sovereignty
Financial sovereignty is attainable through education and liberation from the global financial matrix. By freeing themselves from debt slavery, individuals can reevaluate aspects of their lives controlled by corporations or third parties, none of which prioritize their best interests.
A Brighter Future Awaits
As technology empowers us to circumvent communications monopolies, oppressive regimes stand to crumble, as seen in the Arab Spring a decade ago. This was merely a precursor to what lies ahead. With existing technology at our disposal, we have the means to transcend their control.
Stay hopeful; brighter days are on the horizon.
