ginlo
| ginlo | |
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| developer | ginlo.net GmbH |
| Publishing year | 2018 |
| Current version | 3.5.0 ( 06/27/2020 ) |
| category | Instant messaging |
| License | proprietary |
| German speaking | Yes |
| www.ginlo.net | |
ginlo is an encrypted, data security-oriented instant messaging service for private individuals and companies. After an interruption in the availability of the apps at the end of 2019, due to the insolvency of the former operator Brabbler AG, ginlo has been fully available again since February 2020 and has been operated and developed by the newly founded ginlo.net GmbH since then.
history
Publication by Brabbler AG
ginlo started the beta phase for private users in 2017. Ginlo was developed by Brabbler Secure Message and Data Exchange AG, which was founded in 2015 by GMX founders Karsten Schramm, Eric Dolatre and Peter Köhnkow together with Jörg Sellmann.
In January 2018, a paid version for companies was published with ginlo @work (later ginlo Business).
Takeover of SIMSme
On March 13, 2019 it was announced that Brabbler AG would take over the competitor SIMSme from Deutsche Post AG . In the course of this, the latter took a 10% stake in Brabbler AG. SIMSme was a cross-platform instant messaging service published by Deutsche Post AG in 2014. SIMSme came in two versions, a free version for private users and a paid version for business users, which refinanced the free service.
The SIMSme brand was transferred to the ginlo brand family in June 2019.
For the hosting of ginlo, like SIMSme before, servers in Germany are used.
Brabbler AG insolvency
On November 5, Brabbler AG announced that the service would be discontinued at the end of 2019 as no investor was found. The Munich District Court (Insolvency Court) opened insolvency proceedings on the company's assets with a resolution dated October 31, 2019 and ordered self -administration.
Takeover by ginlo GmbH
The ginlo Gesellschaft für Datenkommunikationsdienste mbH has been the operator of the service since February 2020.
ginlo app
ginlo for private users
The app is free of charge and available for smartphones with the operating systems iOS (from version 9) and Android (from version 5) in German, English, Spanish, Italian, French and Turkish.
Functions
- Full encryption on the transmission path and on the device itself
- Real-time messaging
- Individual and group chats
- Audio-video conferences
- Sending and receiving of all common file formats (e.g. PDF, PPTX, DOCX, XLSX)
- Share pictures, videos, voice messages and locations
- Sending self-destructive or delayed messages
- Communicate with "ginlo Business" contacts
- Verification of contacts through QR code scan
- Backup
- Subscribing to content channels
ginlo and ginlo Business users can communicate with each other. ginlo Business offers the same functions as ginlo (with the exception of the option of subscribing to content channels).
ginlo business
ginlo Business consists of two components. The ginlo Business messenger is available for smartphones with the operating systems Android (from version 5) and iOS (from version 9) , as a web browser client and as a desktop application for Windows, MacOS and Linux. The web application ginlo Management Cockpit serves as an administration tool for the central administration of the application. Both applications support German and English, and the smartphone app also supports Turkish.
Functions
In addition to the features of ginlo:
- Comment function in the chat
- Sending high priority messages
- Out of Office Notes
- File browser for secure access to all documents and media shared via ginlo Business
- Synchronous use on up to 10 devices
- DSGVO conformity
Functions of the ginlo Management Cockpit:
- User and license management
- Security and compliance settings
- Central groups & info channels
- Reporting dashboard
- App design configuration
- Mobile device management
Encryption
Local encryption
Local (or client-side) data, such as Such as messages or contacts are stored on the device in an encrypted database. Their key is generated randomly and stored in a system-specific key ring.
End-to-end encryption
All communication content exchanged with other ginlo or ginlo business users is encrypted end-to-end . A protocol based on Libsodium is used to encrypt messages between users. Files are encoded using AES-256 . This data is then encrypted using an asymmetric procedure. For this purpose, an asymmetric key pair is generated based on Elliptic Curve Cryptography ( Curve25519 ).
Trivia
“Ginlo” is an anagram of “ login ”.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brabbler AG starts the beta test of its communication app ginlo. In: StartupValley Magazine. July 18, 2017, accessed on February 2, 2020 (German, based on material from a PR agency).
- ↑ Deutsche Post sells its Messenger SIMSme to Brabbler AG. Deutsche Post DHL Group, March 13, 2019, accessed on February 2, 2020 (German).
- ↑ German press agency: Brabbler AG takes action: Post sells messenger service SIMSme. Wirtschaftswoche, March 13, 2019, accessed on February 2, 2020 (German).
- ↑ German WhatsApp alternative ginlo gives users back their privacy. Financial news, accessed on February 2, 2020 (German, with reference to a PR agency).
- ↑ How the GMX founders developed the ginlo communication platform. In: StartupValley Magazine. February 22, 2018, accessed on February 2, 2020 (German, based on material from a PR agency).
- ^ Announcement of the Munich District Court. Munich District Court, November 5, 2019, accessed on November 5, 2019 .
- ↑ Volker Weber: German WhatsApp alternative ginlo (SIMSme) stops operating. heise online, November 5, 2019, accessed on February 2, 2020 (German).
- ↑ About us. ginlo.net Gesellschaft für Datenkommunikationsdienste mbH, accessed on February 2, 2020 (German).
- ↑ ginlo.net. ginlo.net Gesellschaft für Datenkommunikationsdienste mbH, accessed on February 2, 2020 (German): “The reactivation process for our products is currently underway in the app stores. We are working hard to make the ginlo apps available to you again as soon as possible. "