TalkShade – Key Features

TalkShade is a real-time audio and video communication app with the following characteristics:

• Does not require a personal phone number
• Does not require ownership of the mobile device used
• Users can be identified by multiple aliases
• Users can be contacted through multiple aliases
• The alias used for identification does not have to match the one used to be contacted
• All communications are peer-to-peer, encrypted end-to-end, and do not rely on any central or cloud server
• Once the communication ends, no trace of the conversation remains on the device
• There is no contact list: users must remember or store their aliases and those of their contacts manually
• Users have access to a control panel at www.talkshade.com to register, choose, and purchase aliases
• Users can purchase as many aliases as desired with a single account
• Aliases can be any combination of alphanumeric or special characters; the shorter the alias, the higher the cost
• If your device is infected or suspected of spyware, you can use TalkShade on a second device without a SIM card, using a hotspot connection from the first
• The app’s name and icon can be customized to mislead anyone accessing your device
• By design, TalkShade cannot transmit or receive malware on mobile devices