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3NUM is building a new telco communications stack with privacy and end-to-end encryption

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3NUM @3num.co · 10/09/2026
What's a phone number? The most widely used federated identity on Earth. Nearly 6 billion and counting.
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3NUM @3num.co · 03/09/2026
SMS and calls are HTTP Unencrypted. Logged. Interceptable. Plaintext on a carrier server like it’s 1998. We’re building the HTTPS: same number or use an atproto handle 🫨, same plan, E2EE private messenger, builtin spam prevention. The network carries it. Nobody opens it. Launching soon 👀
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chrisb @boscolo.co · 10/09/2025
Encryption doesn't help if the app developer chooses user growth over user privacy & agency! Encrypted communication protocols must be open so users can exit to a safer app. AT Secure Messaging Service built on AT Protocol is the open WhatsApp alternative. #AT-SMS www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/t...
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Whistle-Blower Sues Meta Over Claims of WhatsApp Security Flaws
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chrisb @boscolo.co · 03/09/2025
This started as an explainer for a video demo of a prototype I've been cooking, but blew up into its own little announcement.😅
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Introducing AT-SMS
Open End-to-End Encrypted Messaging on AT Protocol
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chrisb @boscolo.co · 09/06/2025
Unsolicited inbound messages (email, SMS, WhatsApp, Telegram, etc.) are a growing problem. Spam floods our inboxes today, and AI is making it worse. Here’s how messaging clients will evolve to tackle this: 🧵 1/4
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chrisb @boscolo.co · 04/06/2025
SIM Swap attack occur because companies continue to foolishly use SMS as a second factor for authentication. @3num.co fixes this by magically turning your phone number into a secure public key. It also encrypts all your communications to protect your privacy. coinfomania.com/zachxbt-sim-...
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ZachXBT Exposes $37M SIM Swap Heist, Urges Legal Reform in Crypto Crime Cases
ZachXBT reveals a $37M SIM swap crypto theft by a teen, highlighting legal gaps and calling for stricter penalties in cybercrime cases.
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3NUM @3num.co · 02/06/2025
Digital IDs should not give authorities the ability to track where or when you use it. Today, 3NUM and other privacy advocates are calling on authorities across the world to reject any identity systems that can "phone home." #NoPhoneHome
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chrisb @boscolo.co · 17/05/2025
The reason Voice/SMS is vulnerable to fraud and account takeover is that telco employees “essentially have root access”
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3NUM @3num.co · 25/04/2025
☎️ Happy National Telephone Day ☎️ March 10th of 1876, Alexander Graham Bell made the first call to his assistant Watson. We've come far since the first call, but we must still add encryption and metadata privacy to protect our communications from Big Tech and hacker surveillance.
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chrisb @boscolo.co · 09/04/2025
This breach was a national embarrassment! 🇺🇸 Thank you for pushing for accountability, @wyden.senate.gov
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chrisb @boscolo.co · 27/03/2025
The best way to prevent SIM-swap attacks is to decouple the SIM from the phone number. This is exactly what @3num.co does! www.securityweek.com/t-mobile-cou...
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T-Mobile Coughed Up $33 Million in SIM Swap Lawsuit
T-Mobile paid $33 million in a private arbitration process over a SIM swap attack leading to cryptocurrency theft.
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chrisb @boscolo.co · 21/03/2025
Image if the SMS messages you send were end-to-end encrypted just like Signal? 🛡️🔐 An open protocol to upgrade our telecommunication infrastructure. This is the future we are building! 💪
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3NUM @3num.co · 20/03/2025
🚨Telecommunications is unsafe, and it's time for a fix! The Salt Typhoon breach of the US mobile infrastructure from last year is a reminder of how fragile the system is. Let’s explore how 3NUM’s new Bourbon Protocol can revolutionize mobile communication. 🧵👇
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3NUM @3num.co · 18/03/2025
In response to the Salt Typhoon breach of the US mobile infrastructure @3num.co is developing the Bourbon Protocol that breaks free from legacy SMS/voice Our mission is for every Mobile Network Operator to upgrade to this new decentralized end-to-end encrypted protocol🥃👇 medium.com/@3NUMDAO/int...
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Introducing The Bourbon Protocol — A Secure “Sipping” Protocol For Mobile Subscribers
In the fall of 2024 it was reported that a Chinese hacker group called Salt Typhoon “gained access to U.S. telecommunications networks in…
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chrisb @boscolo.co · 21/01/2025
If you are tired of surveillance capitalism, @3num.co is building an open alternative to WhatsApp. Our vision is to let you use bring your Bluesky account and use it over a protocol that is decentralized and end-to-end encrypted.
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