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Re:Trail of Bits helps verify the integrity of your Signal c... by fn-mote on Saturday September 12, 2026 @08:07PM (#49678554)
> signal is just another walled garden like WhatsApp

For me the difference is in the ownership. Who owns each. Which is BigCorp? That’s why I trust one more than the other.

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Re:Trail of Bits helps verify the integrity of your Signal c... by wolvoleo on Saturday September 12, 2026 @10:43PM (#49679458)
Ownership can change. That's the problem. It happened to WhatsApp itself! Meta bought a network with the userbase that was already too big to leave.
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