Why your community's conversations should be end-to-end encrypted

What end-to-end encryption means in plain words

When a message is end-to-end encrypted, it is scrambled on the sender's phone and unscrambled only on the recipients' phones. The server that carries it, and the company that runs the server, see only the scrambled version. That is the difference between a letter in a sealed envelope and a postcard.

Why it matters for a community, not just an individual

A community group talks about members' health, money, family situations, disputes, and sometimes politics. In many places, that information in the wrong hands costs people their jobs, their safety, or their standing. A group deserves the same envelope a private conversation gets.

What Nyocte encrypts end to end

Direct messages and group conversations, including voice notes and shared media, are end-to-end encrypted between members' devices. Calls are encrypted in transit. When you link a browser to your account, your phone shares the keys with that browser, not with Nyocte.

What Nyocte does not encrypt end to end, and why

Group records such as contribution ledgers, minutes, votes, and documents are stored encrypted in transit and at rest, and access is controlled by roles. They are not end-to-end encrypted because the group needs to export them, audit them, and hand them to the next treasurer. A record that only one phone could read would not be a record.

What you should still do

• Turn on the app lock on your phone.
• Give roles carefully. Encryption protects messages from outsiders; roles protect the record from mistakes.
• Keep your recovery key for message history somewhere safe if you enable history backup.
• Remove members who leave the group, so they stop receiving new messages.

The commitment

Your group's conversations belong to your group. Your group's records belong to your group. Nyocte's job is to carry them, keep them safe, and give them back to you whenever you ask.