Privacy, security, and risk require honest tradeoffs.

Security principles

Communication privacy matters. Strong protection matters. Systems under pressure should avoid unnecessary single points of failure and should stay honest about their limits.

What Artemis aims to protect

Artemis is designed to protect message content where it can, support communication continuity, and reduce disruption when normal systems become unreliable.

• Message content protection where supported by the mode in use.
• Communication continuity across unstable conditions.
• Reduced disruption when infrastructure is under pressure.

What Artemis does not guarantee

Artemis does not claim 100% security, invisibility, immunity from physical inspection, or guaranteed delivery in all situations.

Risk still exists

Risk can still come from infrastructure restriction, metadata exposure, device seizure or phone inspection, operator mistakes, and misuse during stressful situations.

Communication modes and risk levels

Private communication usually requires stronger protections. Emergency or rescue communication may prioritize readability and response. Different situations can require different tradeoffs.

User guidance

Use caution in high-risk environments. Understand that no tool removes all risk. Artemis is designed to make communication harder to suppress, not magically risk-free.