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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by tremon on Thursday January 07, 2021 @04:27AM (#25669047)
Moxie highly discourages using the APK because it means turning on untrusted sources which is highly unsafe and bypasses signature verification

That's nice, but why should Moxie decide whether the Google Play Store is a trusted source for me?

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Re:WhatsApp gives users an ultimatum: Share data with Facebo... by lrvick on Thursday January 07, 2021 @04:35AM (#25669108)
Right. They offer one option with signature verification and low privacy (Play store), and one option with higher privacy but low security (YOLO apk).

If neither of these work for you, you are not wanted on the Signal network.

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