From: kludge@panix.com   
      
   Sn!pe  wrote:   
   >Salvador Mirzo  wrote:   
   >>   
   >> Can't Signal eventually be bought off?   
   >   
   >They claim that it's end-to-end encrypted but whatever, it has   
   >Whatsapp's functionality without being Meta and that's good   
   >enough for me.   
      
   Signal does the encryption within the app, much like PGP.  So if Signal were   
   to compromise the app, it could be sniffed.   
      
   The good news is that sniffing the data between the sender and receiver gives   
   you nothing useful at any point unless the app is compromised.   
      
   The bad news is that updates are constantly being pushed, and just as it is   
   possible to push a security update, it is possible to push an insecurity   
   update too.   
   --scott   
      
   --   
   "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
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