ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Secure voice

Imagine you are playing hide and seek with your friends, but instead of hiding behind a sofa or under a bed, you find a secret tunnel with a locked door that only you and your friends know the code to. When you talk about where you’re hiding, you use a special language that no one else can understand, so no one can find you.

This is similar to how secure voice works. When you talk to someone using secure voice, your words are scrambled and turned into a secret code that only the person you’re talking to can unscramble using a special key or password. This makes it nearly impossible for anyone else to listen in on your conversation, kinda like how no one else can find you and your friends when you are hiding in the secret tunnel.

Now, imagine that you also have a superpower that lets you sense when someone else is trying to listen to your words. When you sense someone is listening, you can immediately stop talking, and your friends will know to do the same.

In the same way, secure voice also has built-in safeguards to let you know if someone is trying to listen in on your conversation. If someone is trying to break the secret code you’re using to talk, the technology will detect it and alert you, so you can stop talking and try to figure out a way to stay hidden.

Overall, secure voice keeps your conversations secret, just like how your hiding spot is secret when you play hide and seek. And if someone tries to find you, secure voice helps you detect and stop them, just like how you and your friends are always on the lookout for anyone searching for you.