Messaging

Folks, I'm thrilled to announce my recent launch of ENV.ESQ: a free, decentralized, end-to-end encrypted messaging and chat platform. Anyone can register, but ENV.ESQ is particularly intended for use by lawyers, journalists, activists, scientists, educators, and others working in environmental law, conservation, climate justice, and adjacent spaces who demand the strongest security and privacy.

For the technically-inclined, ENV.ESQ is both a Matrix.org homeserver and a Cinny webUI.

For the less-technically inclined, you have three simple options:

1. Use your existing Matrix.org account via ENV.ESQ
2. Create a new Matrix account on ENV.ESQ (for example, @sij:env.esq) and access it from other Matrix.org clients (like Element for macOS and iOS)
3. Do both—register at ENV.ESQ, login, and start sending encrypted messages to anyone else on any Matrix.org–powered platform

And if you're unaware, the Matrix.org platform/protocol has been thoroughly vetted, audited, and approved for use by government intelligence agencies. Think of it as a more secure and decentralized alternative to Signal, WhatsApp, Slack, or Teams.

Like Earth.Law and Lone.Earth, ENV.ESQ is part of the Fediverse and runs on a performant dedicated server at a green datacenter in the privacy-friendly jurisdiction of Finland. And while ENV.ESQ was initially intended to add end-to-end encrypted chat functionality to Earth.Law, it doesn’t require membership there.

So go ahead and check it out, even if half of this was Greek to you. And let me know how you're using it in the comments—or better yet, don't, because it's designed with your privacy in mind.

Cheers,

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