Why I won't recommend Signal anymore

Re:Why I won't recommend Signal anymore by api on Saturday November 05, 2016 @02:02PM (#12880966)

People need to get the fact that all traffic across the Internet traverses lots of people's systems. There is no difference between it relaying off Google vs Verizon, AT&T, Amazon, OVH, or dozens of other carriers and cloud providers.

Like you say that is the point of end to end crypto.

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Re:Why I won't recommend Signal anymore by throwaway101416 on Saturday November 05, 2016 @10:45PM (#12883178)

There is a difference, because these people in the middle don't have your contacts and don't have root on your phone.

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Re:Why I won't recommend Signal anymore by api on Saturday November 05, 2016 @11:00PM (#12883229)

This is a common problem with nearly all software, especially on phones.

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Re:Why I won't recommend Signal anymore by throwaway101416 on Saturday November 05, 2016 @11:09PM (#12883266)

A common problem that is mostly solved by other services (like the black phone).

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Re:Why I won't recommend Signal anymore by api on Sunday November 06, 2016 @11:15AM (#12885718)

At some point you have to trust someone unless you refine you own silicon, make your own chips, audit every line of code they run, etc.

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