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Look no server!

Traditional telephone networks rely on a central switch to route calls. When this switch fails, all else fails. VoIP networks are no different from plain old telephone systems in that they too require servers to connect calls. Attacks on these servers can bring an entire network down.Government snooping, as Edward Snowden has shown, is trivial for security organisations and cyber-criminals. Enter Ring . Developed by Savoire-fair Linux, Ring has the advantage of not relying on central system, incorporates strong point-to-point encryption, requires neither registration nor a password (think SIP) and it is self-healing. A 40 character ID allows room for massive network nodes.