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They control the only allowed client binaries and don't let others compile and distribute them. Those binaries have complete control of your keys. If they wan
by lrvick 6y ago
They control the only allowed client binaries and don't let others compile and distribute them.
Those binaries have complete control of your keys.
If they wanted to (or were forced to) release an update that bulk decrypted all messages or those of specific people and sent them to a random server somewhere... They totally could, and likely not get caught until well after every target was exposed, if at all. Huge SPOF.
End to end encryption where only one party controls the software that controls both ends with no accountability is more marketing than security.
- op03 6y agoWhat you are really saying is you dont know how to market an alternate approach. So hopefully grandma or someone else shows up and does the work right? I am fine with Signal. They arent Facebook. And they arent Russians. Anyone who has an alternative go spend some cash and energy on marketing cause thats the hard problem not the technical details.
- anoncake 6y ago> And they arent Russians. Any other ethnicities you don't allow?
- vulcan01 6y agoIt's not the ethnicity: - If a company is based in the US, they will be under pressure from the US government. - If a company is based in Russia, they will be under pressure from the Russian government. - If a company is based in China, they will be under pressure from the Chinese government.