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Re:Adding Encrypted Group Calls to Signal by viccuad on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @05:17AM (#25428825)
Open source is a precondition. They can promise you the world, but if you can't build it yourself and get reproducible builds, who knows what's in there.
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Re:Adding Encrypted Group Calls to Signal by robert_foss on Tuesday December 15, 2020 @05:50AM (#25429032)
Yeah, agree. We've had enough fun recently with the likes of the CIA backed Crypto-AG.
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Re:Adding Encrypted Group Calls to Signal by soziawa on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @04:32PM (#25449011)
Sure, but a precondition itself doesn't guarantee anything. You still need to pony up the money for actual aufits.
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