She gave a talk at TechCrunch last year and kindly spoke to me briefly afterwards about how end-to-end encryption can help businesses. The problem is that without a huge benefactor, there isn’t enough consumer demand to make a sustainable business out of privacy concerns.

Anecdotal but in my circles I'm increasingly seeing the shooting star badge.

In my circles as well!

I also converted my friends and family. What's very nice for building trust is their transparency report on how funds are spent.

My 70 year old, nontechnical Mom converted my entire extended family. We now use Signal for every family gathering, baby picture, etc.

It's just a really elegant solution for cross-platform messaging, the security is a great bonus.

I created an app to do end-to-end encrypted contact info sharing and updating with your second point in mind. By holding only encrypted data that can't be accessed by us, people will hopefully trust their contact info is only in the hands of people they want. https://neu.cards

This helps with the initial exchange of contact information, but keeping it updated for the people that have it is a real challenge, especially if you want to avoid using social media.

Keeping contact info updated is a real challenge. I’ve been using neucards as it helps me know who has my info and I can switch which card someone has anytime. Here is my social card if you want to connect - https://www.neucards.com/of/braddominy?id=VOEF1RShv3&k=46QYx...

If you have an audience in mind, try meeting them in person to demo your solution. I've found people are most receptive when they see your passion and resolve.

"By offering end-to-end encryption they can give power back to the users and simultaneously simplify their regulatory burden."

This is exactly why I use e2ee in my app. I sleep better knowing that the keys to the castle are not solely in my hands, but rather with each user. They will always have a say in how their data is used because they ultimately control access.

California is attempting to pass the DELETE act which provides new rights to control your personal information with respect to data brokers. (https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2023/08/californias-delete-act...)

People should also look for end-to-end encryption tools as they can provide some protections immediately.

It does work without the app. You can display a QR code on your phone's screen to let people see and act on your contact info even if they don't have Neucards installed. In fact, I use my wife's android phone all the time for testing. You can also set up card types to just share certain info, like professional, personal, family, friends, etc.

The tap cards do not have a QR code printed on them because I create an access key dynamically when you activate the tap card.

Yes. LinkedIn is, in my experience, the go to way of connecting at conferences. I should mention, though, that one feature I really like myself in Neucards is location tagging when you exchange your digital card. This lets me see months later not just when, but also where, I met someone and makes it much easier to remember the context around the exchange.

That looks very useful! I like your focus on privacy. Thanks for sharing.