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Signal seems secure from the outside, but is it? A judge won't simply take their word for it that they don't have the data, they'll make the order and see if an
by true_religion 6y ago
Signal seems secure from the outside, but is it? A judge won't simply take their word for it that they don't have the data, they'll make the order and see if anything turns up.
What if there's a misconfigured logging server that has information that can be used to identify users? Well then that's now going to be given to the government and if Signal tries to turn it off they'll be liable for destruction of evidence.
The actual employees of Signal know internal details of if something is poorly implemented and leaks useful information or not. If the government rattles the cage hard enough, they think they might find someone within it that will give up that information.
- md_ 6y agoJudges taking their word for it is exactly what happens when you respond to a subpoena. That’s literally how it works.
- anigbrowl 6y agoNo. If they don't find an excuse plausible (possibly due to the objections of the counterparty), they might order production of evidence to support it. A judge could in theory respond with 'orly, hand over source code'. What the judge could not do is say 'ok, source code shows you're telling the truth, but you should change it to record the information the prosecutor wants.' Only the legislative branch could do that.