From: nospam@example.net   
      
   On Thu, 20 Feb 2025, Scott Dorsey wrote:   
      
   > 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   
      
   You get metadata such as timing of communication. Also I think a bigger   
   threat to safe signal use is authorities just grabbing your phone or   
   breaking into your unpatched 3 years old android device.   
      
   In sweden, that is how they crack a lot of private chat services, simply   
   by going in through the phones.   
      
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