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> You are partially right but the issue is that E2E isn't even enough. E2E doesn't matter if they force a patched binary that also sends the data to the governm
by vageli 7y ago
> You are partially right but the issue is that E2E isn't even enough. E2E doesn't matter if they force a patched binary that also sends the data to the government. This is EXACTLY what the Australian laws saws they must do, oh and it is a gag order so they can't disclose it.
> I'm starting to wonder if this is a smokescreen. Eventually give in to E2E because you know you have got app store signing keys for the apps so you can upload a patched one with backdoors.
Is there no way to prevent auto-updating of apps? If the app blocks access barring upgrade it may be suspicious. Though I guess the upgrade would probably be veiled in new features.
- colejohnson66 7y agoOn iOS, you can disable automatic app updates in the Settings.
- autoexec 7y agoSome apps (like Signal) force you to upgrade or they eventually stop working. It's a terrible practice.
- josh2600 7y agoRight, because the alternative of having a broken user experience for a monotonically increasing set of your users isn’t terrible.
- autoexec 7y agoHow would letting people continue to use what's been working for them cause a "broken user experience"? Users should have to power to decide when and if to update. If their old version causes them technical problems or exposes them to security issues that is their business. Software can (and often should) offer auto-updates to make things easier for most users but it should respect a user's choice not to update. Especially when updates often introduce anti-features and/or disable existing features.
- judge2020 7y agoCan't speak for Signal but an app might reasonably require an update when the API also had a breaking change.