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That's a pretty selfish view. On the other hand such a serious backer means political clout and attention in case there are attempts to compromise it. E.g. Whis
by pergadad 7y ago
That's a pretty selfish view. On the other hand such a serious backer means political clout and attention in case there are attempts to compromise it. E.g. Whispers Systems could quickly relocate to Estonia or Germany if US law becomes untenable.
- throwawaylolx 7y agoNot so much selfish as realistic: now intelligence agencies like NSA can justify spending much more resources to exploit potential vulnerabilities in Signal, so—with Wikileaks in mind—it practically makes Signal less safe long-term.
- asutekku 7y agoI believe signal had been on the radar of NSA since it has been the main topic of secure communications for few years already.
- throwinawaysoon 7y agoit is realistically selfish. Also Signal app/server is open-source. Anyone could churn up a server and fly under the radar.
- squiggleblaz 7y agoIt's not selfish to want to talk to your s.o. Sure, it's better if the CCP doesn't go around censoring reasonable communications, but given that they are, people are entitled to want whatever reasonable alternatives they can get.