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I vaguely remember someone on HN (or maybe some other forum) making loud endorsements of Signal over any other encrypted chat app. Even a statement like "9 out
by KKKKkkkk1 8y ago
I vaguely remember someone on HN (or maybe some other forum) making loud endorsements of Signal over any other encrypted chat app. Even a statement like "9 out of 10 cryptographers would recommend Signal". What's the difference between Signal Desktop and Signal?
- tptacek 8y agoSignal Desktop is one of several clients for Signal Protocol; the most common client is --- I believe, but am not sure, but have good reason to believe --- either the Android or iOS mobile client, neither of which is a Javascript application. We've recommended the mobile versions of Signal for a long time (see, for instance, the Tech Solidarity security resources, which haven't changed in a year), and everyone still recommends Signal Protocol. I think we all should have been noisier about the security limitations of the desktop app environment. And about Electron.