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Re:Secure Messaging Scorecard by MichaelGG on Tuesday November 04, 2014 @04:05PM (#8559039)
It deserves it as much as iMessage, doesn't it?
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Re:Secure Messaging Scorecard by higherpurpose on Tuesday November 04, 2014 @04:41PM (#8559209)
Which means neither deserves it.
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Re:Secure Messaging Scorecard by AlyssaRowan on Wednesday November 05, 2014 @02:56PM (#8563900)
I have not analysed iMessage, but I don't believe it takes positive steps to deter reverse-engineering/auditing like Skype.
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Re:Secure Messaging Scorecard by josho on Tuesday November 04, 2014 @04:49PM (#8559268)
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My understanding of iMessage is end to end encryption. Where the endpoints are the separate certificates on each of your devices.

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Re:Secure Messaging Scorecard by MichaelGG on Tuesday November 04, 2014 @06:00PM (#8559593)
AFAIK, iMessage encrypts the message on your device. But Apple sends the list of keys to encrypt to. If that list is accurate and only includes the public keys of the target user, fine. But you've no way to verify this. I don't see how Skype is any worse.
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