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Re:Apple's plan to “think different” about encryption opens ... by int_19h on Thursday August 05, 2021 @06:50PM (#28081081)
I did this with all my friends who are on Signal, and explained the purpose.

And it does warn about the contact being unverified directly in the chat window, until you go and click "Verify". The problem is that people blindly do that without understanding what it's for.

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Re:Apple's plan to “think different” about encryption opens ... by Andrew_nenakhov on Thursday August 05, 2021 @07:04PM (#28081216)
Please show me this warning in this [1] freshly taken screenshot from Signal.

[1]: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ab1bvazg4y895f6/screenshot_2021080...

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Re:Apple's plan to “think different” about encryption opens ... by int_19h on Friday August 06, 2021 @12:08AM (#28083234)
Hm, you're right. What I was thinking of is the safety number change notification. But if you start with a fresh new contact, it's unverified, but there's no notification to that effect - you have to know what to do to enable it.
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Re:Apple's plan to “think different” about encryption opens ... by Andrew_nenakhov on Friday August 06, 2021 @01:00AM (#28083483)
yes, that is exactly what I am talking about.
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Re:Apple's plan to “think different” about encryption opens ... by tekknik on Friday August 06, 2021 @12:07AM (#28083231)
Tap the user, then the name at the top, then “View Safety Number”. I’m not sure if there’s another warning less buried.
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Re:Apple's plan to “think different” about encryption opens ... by Andrew_nenakhov on Friday August 06, 2021 @12:59AM (#28083475)
That's the point, see my other comment [1]. User has to know about it to activate manual verification, and by default he just has to trust Signal's CA that his contact is, indeed, the one he is talking to.

[1]:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28081152

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