Kee Jefferys, technical co-founder of Session, breaks down the state of privacy and encryption in 2025 and explains why the Session encrypted messaging app chose to build on the blockchain. Kee also breaks down the app’s SESH token launch, its long-term plans and how it differs from other apps like Signal.

(00:00 ) Introduction to The Agenda podcast and this week’s episode
(02:05 ) What is Session? Who uses it?
(05:31 ) Governments want encryption backdoors
(09:38 ) Why and how Session uses blockchain
(13:58 ) Session’s security features
(15:43 ) The story behind Session’s founding
(19:59 ) Session vs Signal
(23:00 ) What metadata says about you
(26:53 ) Approaching politics as a privacy project
(30:07 ) Strong encryption is better than strong regulations
(33:54 ) Can normies use Session?
(36:35 ) Will Session go DeFi?
(40:09 ) Long-term plans for SESH token
(42:01 ) Privacy tips for noobs and paranoid users alike 

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