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Re:Signal app downloads spike as US protesters seek message ... by CultOfSkaro on Sunday June 07, 2020 @06:09PM (#23451330)
They can both be true. Signal Protocol for message encryption is something different than Signal the official Signal Protocol client. ;) That’s where the difference lies and why the statement can be true: WhatsApp uses Signal Protocol for its encryption, but WhatsApp isn’t Signal.
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