Twister – An Open Source, Encrypted, Peer-to-Peer Alternative to Twitter
Infosecurity Magazine | January 15, 2014
Freitas had relied on Twitter to provide the news that his local media excluded during the Brazilian political protests of last June. But when news of the extent of NSA surveillance began to emerge, he became concerned that so much information was accessible under court order or surveillance from just one company. His solution was to develop a Twitter-alternative that keeps private messages private and inaccessible even to the NSA.