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Re:Signal is secure, as proven by hackers by gruez on Friday October 07, 2022 @05:06PM (#33126855)
>Oh, and Signal is based in the US. That fact by itself pretty much means all bets are off when it comes to security or anonimity.

It has to be based somewhere right? Would you trust it if it was based in China or Russia? Or even mid tier countries like UAE or Singapore? Even "neutral" countries like Switzerland isn't safe, as we've seen with Crypto AG.

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Re:Signal is secure, as proven by hackers by awuji on Saturday October 08, 2022 @01:09AM (#33129934)
The patriot act clearly compromises every 5-eyes nation. China and Russia have their own equivalents of a Patriot act, so hosting there is no good either. Mid tier and neutral countries can be compromised as in your example above. This is all truly depressing, but why does it have to be hosted on a central server.

I hate web3 hype as much as the rest of HN, but this seems like a genuinely useful application for it.

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