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Allegedly*. Since both client and server side are proprietary, it can't be proven that the OpenWhisper implementation wasn't tampered with. and it's very dishe
by dancemethis 7y ago
Allegedly*.
Since both client and server side are proprietary, it can't be proven that the OpenWhisper implementation wasn't tampered with. and it's very disheartening to see Signal licking WhatsApp's metaphorical feet every step of the way.
- UncleMeat 7y agoOpen source isn't magic. Closed source isn't a black box. Reading bytecode is trivial. Reading decompiled binaries is even not so bad. Hiding some tampering of the protocol in closed source clients is not that much easier than hiding it in open source clients. Especially if tens of thousands of engineers have access to the whatsapp source and change history and a deliberate backdoor would be international news.