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Re:Darpa wants to make a better, more secure, version of Wha... by SEJeff on Monday April 15, 2019 @04:17PM (#19668522)
Yes, because there is an inverse relationship to usability and security. Signal won't add a feature until they can call it entirely vetted and secure.
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Re:Darpa wants to make a better, more secure, version of Wha... by pathseeker on Monday April 15, 2019 @04:29PM (#19668631)
>inverse relationship to usability and security

Not necessarily. You can easily have all kinds of shitty usability without it having anything to do with security.

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Re:Darpa wants to make a better, more secure, version of Wha... by SEJeff on Tuesday April 16, 2019 @10:56AM (#19674163)
An inverse relationship between better security and usability perhaps? More security == less usability. Look at PGP encrypted email as a shining example of security sucking for usability.
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