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Signal is my go-to messenger. I use it exclusively, and have advocated others to move to it. There are many sore points with Signal that are well known, but Mol
by bjt2n3904 6y ago
Signal is my go-to messenger. I use it exclusively, and have advocated others to move to it. There are many sore points with Signal that are well known, but Molly has pointed out a significant one.
I simply do not trust the OS exclusively to keep the messages secure at rest. The fact that I could use a passphrase, swipe pattern, or other mechanism to encrypt the database separately from Android was a boon, and I'm greatly saddened that they have removed that feature.
Perhaps a second layer of encryption doesn't really matter all that much. If Android's security is as bad as I think it is, then a second layer might just amount to security by obscurity. But it's the principle of things.
angry_octet raises an excellent point. I wish this would return as a mainstream feature.
- faitswulff 6y agoFrom what I understand, Signal messages should really only be considered encrypted in flight. At either end the massage could be picked up by an insecure device (custom keyboard, keylogger, screenshots, etc.), and a determined hacker will be able to compromise any casual user’s phone. Still, there’s value in encrypting in-flight messages.
- Zhenya 6y agoOr any app/bt device that has access to notification (if your settings allow the message content to appear in the notification). Great example is Android Wear.