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Re:Apple fixes bug that cops used to extract deleted chat me... by dmitrygr on Wednesday April 22, 2026 @09:49PM (#47871469)
> it needs to put it on the screen through an OS service. That service was storing the plaintext on the device.

Technically, so can the OS's text drawing primitive while drawing Signal's UI.

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Re:Apple fixes bug that cops used to extract deleted chat me... by saagarjha on Thursday April 23, 2026 @05:13AM (#47873656)
Yes, but it shouldn't ;)
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Re:Apple fixes bug that cops used to extract deleted chat me... by dmitrygr on Thursday April 23, 2026 @01:47PM (#47878892)
Agreed 100%, but my point is that you have no option but to trust your OS.
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Re:Apple fixes bug that cops used to extract deleted chat me... by saagarjha on Saturday April 25, 2026 @05:21AM (#47899991)
Sure, but you can still complain when it does something unreasonable.
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