Welcome to Speak Secret!

It’s possible to shout at the top of your lungs in a crowded mall and have only the people you want understand what you’re saying. This is due to the field of encryption, which involves a little bit of math and a lot of ingenuity.

The Internet is a lot like a very big mall. There are millions of people all connected within digital earshot of each other. Most are good citizens; they view web sites, send emails and IM’s, and post to message boards. There are others who aren’t so good. Criminals spy on citizens to steal credit card and other personal information. Governments monitor communications, looking for terrorist activity and also whether the press is investigating a story they don’t want them to run. Your neighbor can steal your digital identity and use it to mess with your social life, or worse.

Encryption is the way to protect yourself from all of this! And, its easy. Most people use encryption without even knowing it. Speak Secret will help show you where else you can use encryption, what it’s good for, and point out some of the bad guys who you are protecting yourself against.