Egypt has blocked encrypted messaging app Signal

Re:Egypt has blocked encrypted messaging app Signal by trome on Tuesday December 20, 2016 @08:01AM (#13219417)

Eh, you'd have to operate a server in the country, and TLS in and out of Egypt is MITMed and outright blocked in many areas from what I've seen when playing with VOIP over there.

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Re:Egypt has blocked encrypted messaging app Signal by vog on Tuesday December 20, 2016 @08:26AM (#13219540)

At least they would have proper encryption within their country. Apparently, depending on central services outside their country makes it too easy to block.

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Re:Egypt has blocked encrypted messaging app Signal by trome on Tuesday December 20, 2016 @08:55AM (#13219744)

Then you have to deal with regulations inside the country itself, I doubt its a free for all inside Egypt network wise.

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Re:Egypt has blocked encrypted messaging app Signal by mi100hael on Tuesday December 20, 2016 @10:31AM (#13220639)

E2E encryption via OTR would largely mitigate that as long as keys could be exchanged out of band.

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