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This is literally the definition of FUD.
by thosakwe 7y ago
This is literally the definition of FUD.
- mechnesium 7y agoHow? Can you prove the binaries on the Play Store/App Store do not have backdoors? Most nation states engage in domestic surveillance. Here is a story about ToTok: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/22/us/politics/totok-app-uae.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/22/us/politics/totok-app-uae.... Logically, chat applications are an ideal platform to engage in surveillance. There is no FUD here.
- jblwps 7y agoAs greysonp points out, yes; Signal has had reproducible builds since March 2016. So we can prove that those published binaries do not have backdoors insofar as we can prove that the corresponding source code does not have backdoors.
- mechnesium 7y agoIf you didn’t create the binary yourself how can you trust it?
- jblwps 7y agoBecause you can reproduce that binary bit-for-bit to confirm its corresponding source code. That's the point of a reproducible build. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reproducible_builds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reproducible_builds
- tripzilch 7y agoLiterally yes, but it's a very reasonable fear based on a very prominent level of uncertainty and doubt in quite a few of Signal's / Moxie's decisions.