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The material difference between E2EE (where the network controls the client completely and pays lip service to reproducible builds) and encrypted traffic to the
by dijit 4y ago
The material difference between E2EE (where the network controls the client completely and pays lip service to reproducible builds) and encrypted traffic to the network itself: is not actually all that different in reality.
If signal wants to be seen as better; third party clients are a huge step.. Failing that: provably P2P messaging.
As it stands it's only really "better" on paper, you still have to trust the network provider.
- sa1 4y agoThey are not encouraged or supported but third party clients for both signal and WhatsApp exist, allowing you to have verified e2ee chats.
- dijit 4y ago> They are not encouraged or supported but third party clients for both signal and WhatsApp exist That’s a really weird way to say: aggressively discouraged. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26469007 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26469007 https://techjaja.com/whatsapp-shuts-down-users-of-3rd-party-clients-like-whatsapp-plus/ https://techjaja.com/whatsapp-shuts-down-users-of-3rd-party-...