Donald Trump won the US presidential election this week, and a lot of people are nervous. Trump previously called for a boycott of Apple’s products after it refused to build a backdoor key for law enforcement who wanted to access the iPhone of a suspected terrorist. Trump has also repeatedly voiced his interest in maintaining “law and order,” a vague desire that might concern some activists. With a Republican congress, Trump also has the power to pass legislation that could offer law enforcement more comprehensive access to Americans’ private communications. We don’t yet have concrete encryption policies from Trump, but given these past statements, it might be time to switch to an encrypted messaging app. Encryption can’t stop the NSA or…

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