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Re:Open Whisper Systems Partners with Google on End-To-end E... by skybrian on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @07:35PM (#11726894)
It seems to me that it's simpler to understand. If you really want to keep something a secret, it's probably not a good idea to keep a copy on your (or their) phone.

Providing separate options would make it easier to make mistakes.

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Re:Open Whisper Systems Partners with Google on End-To-end E... by ikeboy on Wednesday May 18, 2016 @07:38PM (#11726908)
Pretty much no other E2E app feels the same way, and certainly doesn't enforce that.
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