> A bit alarming to see the government embracing an end-to-end chat system with perfect forward secrecy, considering both the head of the FBI and the CIA have c

> A bit alarming to see the government embracing an end-to-end chat system with perfect forward secrecy, considering both the head of the FBI and the CIA have confirmed that the lack of a back door would impede the fight against ISIS. Why is it alarming? I don't think the FBI and CIA are advocating backdoors for government encryption. The fact that the military endorses it for their own operational security is weak evidence that Signal is more secure than other apps.