The Stiger story is up
A personal note on where the idea came from, why the first prototype failed, and why iMessage turned out to be the only transport that survived.
Published a long write-up: How I came up with Stiger →
What’s in it:
- Where the idea actually came from — and why steganography.
- Why the first prototype (a custom keyboard with a meme gallery) was doomed.
- How iMessage turned out to be the only messenger that survived — empirically, not out of love for Apple.
- The three layers of the product: extension, the app itself, the open spec.
- Why encryption is free for everyone whose device is set to Russian.
A personal narrative, no marketing language. If you find a place where the threat model is stated more strongly than it should be — let me know.