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It's kind've hard to argue about having random unknown data laying around, but... The insinuation that my device may be host to something potentially malicious
by Utanith 5y ago
It's kind've hard to argue about having random unknown data laying around, but...
The insinuation that my device may be host to something potentially malicious is concerning. It gets a little worse that it can change, without notice. I'd tend to trust Signal and their security, but the potential for that mechanism to be hijacked is always present. They've certainly made it hard, though, and I think the folks at Signal are probably clever enough that my anemic observations don't tell the whole story.
- atat7024 5y ago> The insinuation that my device may be host to something potentially malicious is concerning. It gets a little worse that it can change, without notice. Do you use an iPhone or a phone with Google Play Services on it? Those both have the technical capability of receiving targeted updates.
- codethief 5y agoNot just that. In the case of Google Play Services, SafetyNet also downloads random binary blobs from Google and executes them as root. Makes me feel a lot… safer about my phone.
- codethief 5y agoEveryone can inspect the Signal app's source code, though, and make sure that nothing funny is happening with the "aesthetically pleasing" files it downloads.
- austhrow743 5y agoIf they publish the aesthetically pleasing file source code doesn't that defeat the point?